Gamble, David Bertram

David was born at King Williamstown, Cape Colony, South Africa on 2 November 1877 to David and Martha Gamble.

David enlisted on 18 September 1914.  Nothing is known of his military records except that he was a Lieutenant with the London Regiment.  During his service he was injured causing hearing loss.  He survived the War.

He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.

He is commemorated on the St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour.

David was born at King Williamstown, Cape Colony, South Africa on 2 November 1877 to David and Martha Gamble. The 1891 census shows David as a boarder at a school in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.  The 1901 census shows him boarding in Camborne where he was a student at the Camborne School of Mines.  He returned to South Africa after completing his studies.

He married Margaret Zeederberg at Pretoria, South Africa on 18 November 1905.  They moved to England almost immediately where their son, Frederick David Minors, was born at Tonbridge, Kent on 22 October 1906.

The 1911 census shows David living in Hampstead, London but was out of work.  He shortly moved to Ashwell, Hertfordshire as there are records of him living at Ringstead Farm in Ashwell from 1912 to 1915.

David was active in the cricket clubs in Ashwell and had his own team.

By 1934 he was living in London.  Margaret died in 1935.  The 1939 census shows him living in Bedford, Bedfordshire with his son, with David a secretary to private co engineers.

He died at Chigwell Row, Essex on 10 December 1950.

Royston Crow 3 May 1912 Mr Gamble’s v Mr EA Moss’s 12 (capt v vice capt). Each side made 65 runs.