1897 Apr/Jun Born Southampton, Hants brother of CG Gilbert
1901 census at 10, Alexandra Terrace, Littleham, Exmouth
1911 census at Leigh Sinton Rd, Malvern Link, Worcs
1915 Nov 9. Temporary commissions in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve have been issued as follows: Lt Geoffrey F Gilbert
Service record Army version of RND
1916 Navy List in Nelson Battalion, Lt RNVR
1917 Navy List. 4th Reserve Battalion RND
1918 Absent Voters List lived at 160 Cromwell Road, London
1919 Navy List gives his seniority as Lt RNVR as 28 Nov 1918. So he has been in trouble to loose seniority.
1919 Jun 3. Lt Geoffrey Gilbert, Lt RNVR arrives in UK from Port Said
1920 Nov 3. Joined ADRIC with service no 968. Posted to G Coy
1922 Jan 19. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1924 Apr 1. Lt in RNVR - Ulster Div with this seniority. This indicates that he probably went to Ulster after his discharge from the ADRIC
1927 Still in Navy List in Ulster
1929 Jan 10. Geoffrey Gilbert of right age leaves UK for Shanghai
1934 Nov 24. Sent to gaol in Hong Kong
1935. He then seems to have gone into publishing books, as "Tell the world publishing co". There was a booklet called Chinese Chow, in which he writes as "Chopsticks", with a guide to Chinese food
1937 Mar 2. He is on Jurors List for Hong Kong
It appears he died in Hong Kong, but I cannot see what happened to him in WW2. He does not appear on lists on men interned by Japs
1959 May Died and buried in Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
