Name
Herbert Gobey
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
11/04/1915
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
2665
London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
15th (County of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Searched but not found
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
WATFORD CEMETERY
B. 6. 24.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Watford memorials
Pre War
Son of Mary (nee HARRIS) GOBEY of Weymouth, Dorset, and Walter GOBEY.
His parents married 1888 in the Fordingbridge, Hants, district. Walter died 26 June 1924 in Weymouth aged 65; Mary died 30 September 1947 in Romford, Essex, aged 79, and was buried in Romford Cemetery.
Herbert was born 1895 in Stoke Newington, London, and baptised 26 May 1895 at St Michael’s, Wood Green, Middx. He resided in Hornsey, Middx, and was buried 14 April.
On the 1901 Census, aged 6 he lived in Wood Green, with his parents and two siblings. On the 1911 Census, a clerk at gas engineers aged 16, he lived in Hornsey, with his parents and two siblings.
Officially recorded as living in Hornsey when he enlisted in London. Died on Home service.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in London August 1914; appears to have no medals, and died at Watford Hospital of meningitis.
There are articles about Herbert in the Watford Illustrated and the West Herts and Watford Observer both dated 17 April 1915.
Additional Information
Herbert's grave (not CWGC) bears the inscription:
HERBERT GOBEY DIED 11TH APRIL 1815 AGED 29
THOU CAV'ST THYSELF.
THOU CAV'ST THYSELF.
Unfortunately, Herbert’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild
