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a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour
| Full Name | Gilbert Messenger |
| Rank (highest) | Lance Corporal |
| Service Number | 17517 |
| Company | A Company |
| Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Enlisted / Commissioned | 13 January 1915 / Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
| Born | Castle Sowerby, Cumberland |
| Nationality | English 
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| Former Employment | Mason |
| Parents | M.A. Messenger / Gill Head, Raughton Head, Dalston, Cumberland |
| Residence(s) | Dalston |
| Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Died | 12 January 1917 |
| Age | 21 Years |
| Cause of Death | Killed in action |
| Burial Type | Grave |
| Reference Number | I.H.30. |
| Resting Place | Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Coordinates |  Latitude: 50.10181 / Longitude: 2.61972
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| Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
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