Gilbert Walter Lyttelton Talbot · Lt. · † 1915 · Register of names Talbot House

Personal data

Name	Talbot
Initials	G.W.L.
Christian name	Gilbert Walter Lyttelton
Date and place of birth	?; 01.09.1891
Family	Son of the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Winchester and the Hon. Mrs E.S. Talbot, Farnham Castle, Surrey; brother of the Rev. Neville T., Senior Chaplain 6 Division and of the Rev. Edward T., Senior Chaplain 8 Division

Information: Educated at Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford.Took a prominent place in the political and social life of the University; President of the Union in 1913. A debater of considerable skill. Conservative.

Rank	Lt.
Regiment / Unit	7 Rifle Brigade
Date of death	30/07/1915
Age	23
Cemetery / Memorial	Sanctuary Wood Cemetery (Zillebeke), I.G.1

Information: "Remembrance - Killed at Hooge by Ypres"
Information 2: The name Talbot House commemorates Gilbert Talbot. In his 'Tales of Talbot House' (1919), Tubby introduced Gilbert Talbot's name as a typical representative of the 'Elder Brethren' (i.e. the fallen). In 1915 the House had actually been named after one of its founders, Rev Neville Talbot, Gilbert's elder brother.
Information 3: 'The Gilbert Talbot Lamp' - Farnham Branch. First lit on 15.12.1922 at The Guildhall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Gilbert Talbot, Lt., Rifle Brigade, Hooge, 30.7.1915". This later became Keiskama Hoek, Cape Province Branch Lamp
Information 4: 'Gilbert's Lamp' - Norwich Branch. Endowed on 03.12.1924. First lit on 03.11.1924 at The Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of my friend, Gilbert Talbot (Hooge, 30.7.1915), from whom Toc H derives its name." (Donated by Capt. G.R.R. Colman). Brass plaques kept at Talbot House.
Information 5: Memorial to Gilbert at Farnham Castle.