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Pte Charles Chandler
British Army 2nd Btn East Kent Regiment
from:Broadstairs, Kent
(d.15th Jun 1927)
My great-grandfather Charles Chandler (medal #5344) 1865-07-11 in Ash, Kent joined up in 1915 when he was already in his 50s.
Before the war he had been a publican in Ash, Kent and then bred shire horses in Ashford for fire engines.
During the war he was in charge of an ammunition mule team at Salonika.
He was married twice.
He was injured during the war and discharged on 1917-09-03.
He lived at 1 Lillian Villas, Sowell Street, St Peter's in Thanet, Broadstairs, Kent, and died in Broadstairs 1927-06-15.
He was awarded the three medals: 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal, and the British Victory Medal (Medal roll #5344)