Lieutenant, Derbyshire Yeomanry. 1st/1st. Awarded the Long Service Medal. Son of Henry "Harry" and Emma Jane Gillet, of Belper, Derbyshire. Extract from The Derbyshire Yeomanry History 1914-1919: 'During the march on November the 23rd to every officer and mans deepest regret news came through that Lieutenant H E Gillett, had died in hospital. This officer, who had commenced the war as a Troop Sergeant, had won his commission through sheer ability. He had done splendid work with the machine guns, was famous for his inventive faculty, and even more so for his pluck and invariable cheerfulness Herbert died of Malaria in the 63rd General Hospital, Salonika.
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