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South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 21310 Charles DATSON - 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Died of wounds on Friday February 9th 1917 aged 38

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders British War & Victory Medals Bethune Town Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Other Medals SWFHS Area Memorials
After 1 April 1916 in France Queens South Africa Medal Brownsover St.Michael's
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted  
Operations on the Ancre (1917) After 10 Feb 1916 at Rugby  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials  
Chateau Square, Gorre ~  
     

Previous Service

  • 17 Feb 1900 - enlisted in King's Royal Rifle Corps at Maidstone - service number 6830
  • 16 Mar 1900 - In South Africa
  • 1 May 1901 - Resigned having served in South Africa

Circumstances of Death

Charles is listed as dying from wounds on 9 Feb 1917. The 14th Battalion war diary entries for the 1st to 10th February along with a record from the 4th Stationary Hosp are transcribed below and they reveal that Charles may have been killed on the 10th not the 9th as recorded by the CWGC.

4th Stationary Hospital, St. Omer 30 Jan 1917: Charles was discharged and returned to duty

Givenchy - Left - 1.2.17: Battalion relieves 15/R War R in front line. A Coy, Capt Bailey on right, B Coy Capt Neal on left with C Coy & D Coy right and left supports. Weather conditions very cold and frosty.

Givenchy - Left - 3.2.17: 1 other rank wounded by rifle grenade

Givenchy - Left - 4.2.17: Pte W.E. Harrison killed by... [rifle grenade?]

Gorre - 6.2.17: Relieved by 15/R War R & withdraw to reserved billets. A draft of 61 other ranks report for duty. These are good type of men, mostly territorials, many of whom have been out before and wounded. 2/Lt Langley reports for duty.

Gorre - 10.2.17: No 21310 L/C Datson killed in the Chateau Square by a piece of anti-aircraft shell.
1/R West Kent Rgt carried out a most successful daylight raid on the Craters. They captured 1 Officer and 28 Other Ranks & inflicted serious casualties amongst the occupants of dug-outs etc which they bombed. END
 
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1878 in West Malling, Kent 13 Oct 1878 at West Malling, Kent
   
Parents Names Abode
George and Mary Ann Datson West Malling, Kent
   
Wife and Marriage Details Abode
May White Datson nee Pipe
 252 Oundle Road, Woodston, Peterborough
2 Aug 1913 at St. Augustine's, Peterborough  
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1881 - Ryarsh Lane, West Malling 1891 - Scholar
1891 - Ryarsh Lane, West Malling 1900 - Soldier in King's Royal Rifle Corps
1901 - South Africa with British Army 1911 - Gardener at Brownsover House
1911 - Brownsover House, Brownsover 1915 - Gardener at Brownsover House?
1915 - Dwelling House in Brownsover (Census)  
   
  • Charles's wife May was also living and working at Brownsover House in 1911 and is most likely where they met.

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