BRYER of Suffolk Family Chart no. 58

	Gilbert William BRYER
	b. 22 May 1882 at Islington MDX bap. 28 Feb 1883 at St Mary Hornsey Rise Islington MDX
	d. 26 Nov 1919 at Islington MDX, age 38 bur. 29 Nov 1919 Highgate Cemetery Camden MDX [FindAGrave] probate 19 Dec 1919
	Gold Refiner (1901) Clerk (1916) Temp. Assistant Post Office (1916) Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery (1916 - 1919)

Their Children

Who They Were

Gilbert's birth certificate does not feature a second name, although his baptism record and death certificate do. He served in the Royal Garrison Artillery as a gunner, service number 86017, having enlisted on 22 May 1916, his 34th birthday. He was discharged from the army on 10 Apr 1918 due to illness; he suffered from epilepsy which was aggravated by his military service. His army record show he served in both the UK and Malta, 23 Jan 1917 to 5 Feb 1918. He died of suffocation after an epileptic fit whilst alone in his room; his death was ruled a misadventure after an inquest on 29 Nov 1919. Presumably as a result of his condition being aggravated by his service, he was accorded an official wargrave in Highgate Cemetery, with a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.

His enlistment papers show that he was 5ft 7 3/8in tall, and that he had a squint in his left eye. He is also commemmorated on the Bryer Family War Memorial.

Where They Lived

1881 - 1 Shaftesbury Villas Upper Holloway Islington; with parents and siblings.
1901 - 30 Avenue Road Crouch End Hornsey MDX; with parents and siblings.
1911 - 49 Tufnell Park Road Islington MDX; with parents and siblings.
1916 - 53 Church Lane Hornsey Islington MDX; at the time of his enlistment.
1918 - 1919 - 58 Carleton Road Tufnell Park Islington MDX; at the time of his death (home of brother Dudley, who is named as next of kin on CWGC records).

Family Group Identifiers

Family: B-SFKHAD01
Family Group: b-sfk058