Private 13929 Charles John NEALE

South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Private 13929 Charles John NEALE - 4th Battalion, Coldstream Guards

Killed in Action on Tuesday 19th June 1917 aged 27

Military History


Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Artillery Wood Cemetery

Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
15 Aug 1915 in France	~	Rowington

Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Prelude to the Battle of Passchendaele	November 1914 at London	Great Western Railway Roll of Honour

Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
Chasseur Farm, Boesinghe Chateau	~

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

Charles is listed as being killed in action on 19 Jun 1917. The war diary for that day is transcribed below, he was killed in the early hours of the morning by heavy shellfire.

Boesinghe Chateau - 18/6/17: The following work was done:

(1) No 2 Company found 40 men for work a XIV Corps workshops at A.16.a.1.1
(2) No 1 Company found 60 men for work under 75th Company RE at J Camp A.8.b
(3) No 3 Comany commenced digging the new communication trench commencing just east of Chasseur Farm and running south of Boesinghe Chateau grounds. They were heavily shelled - 230 yards dug to a depth of about 2 feet. Work done by night.
(4) No 4 Company commenced digging the new communication trench through the Boesinghe Chateau grounds. The grounds were heavily shelled and very little work was done, Work done by night.

Killed (early morning 19/6/1917)
      No 13533 Pte G Burton (No 3 Coy)
      No 16805 Pte H E Howlett (No 3 Coy)
      No 13929 Pte E.J. Neale (No 3 Coy)
      No 13366 L/Cpl J. Newsham (No 3 Coy)
      No 13596 Pte C. G Hinchcliffe (No 3 Coy)
Wounded (early morning 19/6/1917)
      Capt A.H. Dickinson (No 3 Coy) - slightly wounded still on duty
      No 14038 W. Thompson (No 3 Coy) - died of wounds
      No 16154 L/Cpl E.H. Rigden (No 3 Coy)
      No 13879 Pte W Adamson (No 3 Coy)
      No 17005 Pte B Lee (No 3 Coy)
      No 14622 Pte J Mortimore (No 3 Coy)
      No 4406 Pte E.E. Russell (No 3 Coy)
      No 14525 Pte W.H. Shawe (No 3 Coy)
      No 16142 Pte J.H. Willmott (No 3 Coy) END.

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
6 Aug 1890 at Bearley	18 Sep 1890 at Bearley

Parents Names	Abode
Thomas and Jane Neale	Lowsonford, Henley in Arden

Schools	Colleges
	~

Address History	Employment History
1890 - Bearley	1906 - Lad Porter at Lapworth
1891 - Bearley Village	1910 - Signal Porter at Bearly
1901 - Lock House, Lapworth	1911 - Signalman at Old Hill
1911 - Canal Side, Bushwood, Henley In Arden	1914 - Signalman for GWR at Henley in Arden
1914 - Lowsonford, Henley in Arden

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