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Theatre of War |
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Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals |
Brinklow Cemetery |
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Arrived in Theatre |
Medal Citation (if app) |
SWFHS Area Memorials |
28 Oct 1915 in Salonika |
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Brinklow |
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Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed |
Date and Place Enlisted |
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Died of Influenza (Spanish Flu) |
28 Jul 1915 - Commissioned as a Lieutenant |
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Place of Death |
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The Lodge, Brinklow |
Imperial Yeomanry |
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Previous Military Service
Charles served in South Africa as Trooper 4764 in the 50th (2nd Hampshire) Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry and earned the Queens South Africa medal and 5 Clasps
Circumstances of Death
Charles was Commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps on 28 Jul 1915 and was posted to Salonika arriving there on 28 Oct 1915. Charles served for around 2 years before returning to his GP's practice in Brinklow. He contracted and subsequently died of Influenza at his home in Brinklow.
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