Gilbert Ratcliffe

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

285440

Unit at enlistment:

220th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

October 14th, 1917

Cemetery:

Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery - Ypres, Belgium - VII.H.11.

Commemorated at:

Sons of England Memorial Plaque; T. Eaton Co. Memorial Plaque

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Greater London

Birth city:

London

Address at enlistment:

475 Salem Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Next of kin address:

475 Salem Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Caretaker

Employer:

T. Eaton Co. Ltd., Toronto, Ontario

Religious denominations:

Salvation Army

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Working South West of Brielen.

BX October 10, 1917

Killed in Action

Private Gilbert Ratcliffe, 1st Canadian Labour Battalion, was killed in action on Oct. 14. He enlisted with the 220th York Rangers, Toronto, but was transferred to the Labor Battalion later. He was a member of Salisbury Lodge, S.O.E., and of the Salvation Army band of this city. A widow and five small children, in Toronto, are left to mourn his loss. He is a brother of Walter Ratcliffe, Nelson Street, and resided here for about 12 years.