South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private CH/1585 Charles Joseph FLEET DSM - Chatham Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry


Killed in Action on Friday, June 18th 1915 aged 33

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Gallipoli 1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals Skew Bridge Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Distinguished Service Medal SWFHS Area Memorials
20 Sep 1914 in Dunkirk See below Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial
    Warwick St. Paul
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date Re-enlisted or Mobilised  
  15 Jul 1914 at Chatham  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
Cape Helles Other service number CH/10109 Newport Pagnell
     

Distinguished Service Medal

Awarded for "For Operations round Antwerp from the 3rd to 9th October 1914" (Gazette) (Siege of Antwerp)

Service History

  • 29 Nov 1897 - Enlisted in York
  • 3 Dec 1908 - Discharged after 11 yrs service
  • 4 Dec 1908 - Joined Royal Fleet Reserve
  • 15 Jul 1914 - Re-enlisted
  • 20 Sep 1914 - Landed in Dunkirk
  • 3 Oct 1914 - Took part in the Defense of Antwerp
  • 6 Feb 1915 - Landed in Malta
  • 22 Feb 1915 - Anchored in Murdos Bay

Circumstances of Death

Charles is listed as dying of wounds on 18 June 1915 and his remains are said to be buried in Skew Bridge Cemetery, Turkey. However Royal Navy document records his dying of wounds on 18 Jun 1915 at the 21st General Hospital at Ras-el-Tin Barracks in Alexandria, Egypt.

The Battalion war diary states that the Battalion was in bivouac at Cape Helles from 7 Jun 1915 and before that in the lines at Krithia. We are unable to say when Charles was wounded and indeed there is some doubt about where he died.
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
30 Oct 1879 in North Crawley, Beds  
   
Parents Names Abode
William and Lucy Fleet North Crawley, Beds
   
Wife and Marriage Details Children
Rose Edith Fleet nee Rogers Douglas born 28 Nov 1910;  William born 1 Nov 1912
7 Feb 1910 in Bury St. Edmunds Wilfred born 29 Oct 1914 in Warwick 
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1879 - High Street, North Crawley 1891 - Scholar
1881 - High Street, North Crawley 1901 - Royal Marine
1891 - High Street, North Crawley 1911 - Rubberdown in Motor Works
1901 - Serving with Royal Marines Postman in Warwick
1911 - 11 Northampton Terrace, Newport Pagnell 1914 - Royal Marine
1914 - Warwick  
   

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