CART Auxiliary Unit Research

Corporal Arthur Walter Albert Gabbitas

11 Jul 1920 - 15 May 1999

Postings

Unit or location	Role	Posted from	until
Chirnside, Area 17	Area Signals Section	Unknown	Unknown
Canwick Hall Instation	Area Signals Section	1943	1944
Buckland St Mary Instation	Operator	Unknown	Unknown

National ID

CDAR 143/3

Regiment

The Royal Signals

Military number

2355011

Commissioned or Enlisted

7 Nov 1940

Occupation

Printing apprentice (1939)

Career

Enlisted and basic training at Catterick Camp,

Lance Corporal 27 Nov 1941

Acting Corporal by 23 Jul 1943

Castle Neroche

Lincoln (Jun-Jul 1943)

Coleshill, Winchester (Mar 1943)

Discharged 22 Jul 1946

Address

177 Charlemont Road, East Ham, London

Other information

Married 10 Oct 1942 Grace Evelyn Tinham at East Ham. They are buried at St Nicholas churchyard, Rawreth, Essex.

In 1939 he is living at 43 Etchingham Road, Leyton, London with is parents Gladson and Winnifred.

Listen to Arthur's incredible interview here:

Other pictures

Arthur and Grace

Gabbitas 18 Winchester & Taunton transport

References

IWM Interview

Essex Archives

Obituary

Arthur Gabbitas family tree

Ongoing research

Our research about the Auxiliary Units and related matters is not complete, and we always welcome contact from anybody who has any new information that may help us improve our knowledge, and add it to this site. Relatives of the men and women involved are encouraged to make contact and tell us about them, and hopefully supply a photograph, so they can be properly remembered for the part they played.