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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Randolph Churchill "Jack" Chadwick
Royal Navy HMS Edgar
Pte. Robert Chadwick
British Army 4th Btn., C Coy. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Old Darwen
My grandfather, Robert Chadwick, was a POW for 10 months in the Munster II POW camp. He survived the war and emigrated to Canada in 1920.
Pte. Samuel Chadwick
British Army 13th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Stalybridge
(d.10th Jun 1917)
Pte. Thomas Chadwick
British Army 8th Btn. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment Regiment
from:Church Street, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne
(d.27th Aug 1917)
Thomas Chadwick was born in the March quarter of 1892 in Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, the son of Reuben and Bridget, brother to John, Adam, George Robert and Charles Henry.
In 1901 at the age of 8 he was living at 8 Chapel Street, Mossley with his parents and in 1911 aged 19 he was a cotton piecer living on Chapel Street, Mossley with his parents. In 1913 a Thomas Chadwick married a Amy Hall, this may have been him.
Thomas was killed in action on the 27th of August 1917 and is commemorated on Panel 82 to 85 and 162A of the Tyne Cot Memorial. On Saturday 9th October 1920 the Mossley War Memorial was officially unveiled. Present at the ceremony the Mayor said We are met here today to honour the brave and noble men who kept the enemy from our shores in the greatest war the world has ever knownĀ¯. The "Last Post" was sounded, followed by a solemn silence, a hymn was sung, and then over 70 tributes were laid. The vicar gave a blessing and the National Anthem was sung. A wreath was laid in the memory of Thomas Chadwick. There are no names on this Memorial, but Thomas Chadwick is listed on the wooden Mossley War Memorial inside St George's Church, Mossley.
Pte. Tom Chadwick
British Army 8th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:Horwich
(d.15th July 1917)
Tom was my great grandfather. He was killed at 26 year old. I only know he was an only child. He was married and had one son, Ronald, my grandfather who was killed in WW2. His ship was torpedoed in 1942.
William Ellis Chadwick
Munitions Work
from:Cashel, Co. Tipperary.
(d.2nd April 1916)
William Chadwick was the only child of James J. and Ellen M. Chadwick, William was killed in a munitions works explosion at Faversham, Kent on the 2nd April 1916, aged 35 years.
Sea. William Henry Chafe
Royal Navy HMS Clan McNaughton
from:Petty Harbour, Newfoundland
(d.4th Feb 1915)
William Chafe was the son of Henry and Hannah Chafe, of Forest Pond, The Goulds, St.John's West, Newfoundland. He gave his life for King & Country while serving on the HMS Clan McNaughton, aged 20, on 4th Feb. 1915. Originally from Petty Harbour, NL, he is commemorated on the War Memorial there. Chafe is a common surname in Petty Harbour to this day.
Pte. William George Chafer VC.
British Army 1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Turbury, Epworth, Isle of Axeholme
On 3rd/4th June 1916 east of Meaulte on the Somme, during a very heavy bombardment and attack on our trenches, a man carrying an important written message to his commanding officer was half buried and rendered unconscious by a shell. Private Chafer, at once grasping the situation, on his own initiative, took the message from the man's pocket and, although severely wounded, choking and blinded by gas, ran along the ruined parapet under heavy shell and machine-gun fire. He just succeeded in delivering the message before he collapsed from the effects of his wounds. For his actions William Chafer was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Pte. Clifford William Chaffey
Australian Imperial Forces 33rd Btn.
from:Kootingal, New South Wales.
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. Frederick Chainey
British Army 15th Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:71 Clarence Street, Northam, Southampton.
(d.14th Oct 1918)
My Grandads younger brother, Frederick Chainey died aged just 21 and less than a month before the war ended. Fred joined up in 1916 and took part in The Somme and The Aisne and after being severely wounded on two occasions was killed in action at Menin on 14th of October 1918.
Pte. Wreford Chainey
British Army 5th Battalion Devonshire Regiment
from:Yeovil, Somerset
Wreford Chainey was my father. I know only that he was in Egypt in WW1 as a batman. But I don't know which section of the 5th Battalion he was in, nor exactly when he was in Egypt, or what his Regiment would have been doing there while he was serving, or for how long he would have been there.
Pte. Lawrence Chaisty
British Army Machine Gun Corps
Lawrence Chaisty served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps.
Pte. Abraham Chalder
British Army 19th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
(d.24th November 1916)
Abraham Chalder was killed in action on 24th November 1916, aged 23 years. He is buried in Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras. Abraham was the son of Eleanor Chalder of 5 Burnside Cottages, Newbiggin-by-the-sea, Northumberland according to the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Pte. Joseph Henry Chalk
British Army 6th Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment
from:London
(d.23rd September 1918)
Pte. Robert John Chalker
British Army 6th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Princess Park, Liverpool
(d.13th June 1917)
Originally from Staffordshire, Robert Chalker was a field medic attached to the Regimental Field Ambulance Service of the 6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment.
He was killed during the battle of Messines Ridge in June 1917. No further details of the incident in which he died have yet come to light. Robert was married with a 2-year old daughter at the time of his death.
Pte. William John Chalkley
British Army 13th (West Ham) Btn. Essex Regiment
from:20 Belgrave Road, Plaistow
(d.22nd Mar 1918)
William Chalkley was my great uncle. His existence was unknown until the clearance of my late grandfathers house when his death plaque was found. William was born on 23rd November 1892 in Plaistow. His parents were Alfred Albert Chalkley & Emily (May)
On the 15th of January 1916, he enlisted at Canning Town in the Royal West Surrey Regiment as Private, No 7968. After his training he was sent to France and transferred to the 13th (West Ham) Battalion, Essex Regiment as Private, No 33155, and was posted to A Company. In 1917 he suffered with Trench Foot and was admitted to hospital on 26th Feb. Later that year he was wounded and had leave to England. The 13th Battalion ceased to exist on 10th of February 1918 when he and 5 Officers & 129 O.R's joined the 11th (Service) Battalion, Essex Regiment.
He died, shortly after, on 22nd of March 1918, in the Corps Line just North of Morchies, a small villiage North west of Bapaume. The Germans made a pincer attack around this area and his group were overwhelmed. William John has no known grave, and is remembered on the Arras Memorial at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras.
On the 25th of October 2014 His name was remembered by a reading at the Tower of London WW1 commemoration Sea of Blood Poppy display, at the 18:30 last post. He was Number 88 on the roll call.
Pte. Fred Challacombe
British Army 1st Btn. Devonshire Regiment
from:Combe Martin
Fred Challacombe served in the Boar War and WWI in Gallipoli and France with the 1st Devonshires.
Gnr. John Richard Challenger
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Fulham, London
John Challenger joined the Royal Field Artillery in 1913. He was posted to the British Expeditionery Force on 26th of November 1915 as part of 44th Brigade. He served throughout WW1, being wounded in October 1917 but recovered to be tried for insubordination in May 1918. He served in France for a total of 212 days in WW1. From November 1918 to March 1919, he was in a hospital for "mental unfitness". He rejoined the Royal Army Service Corps in August 1919, finally leaving the army in August 1921. He committed suicide in May 1922.
Pte. James Challenor
British Army 2/4th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Bilston
(d.21st Mar 1918)
Pte. Charles Henry Challies
New Zealand Army
from:Appleby, Nelson.
(d.26th August 1916)
Charles Challies was the don of Mr. and Mrs. C. Challies, of Appleby, Nelson. He was aged 22 and swerving with the New Zealand Training Unit when he died and is buried in the Appleby (St. Albans) Anglican Churchyard, Tasman District, New Zealand.
Pte. Cecil Houston Challis
New Zealand Army
from:Lumsden, Southland
(d.5th August 1916)
Cecil Challis was the Son of Mary Challis of Lumsden, Southland, and the late Alfred Challis, born at Parawa, Southland. He was aged 20 when he died, serving with the New Zealand Training Unit and is buried in the Athol Cemetery, Southland District, New Zealand.
PO Harold Challis
Royal Navy HMS Princess Irene
from:Southsea, Hampshire
(d.27th May 1915)
On the 27th of May 1915 HMS Princess Irene was moored in Saltpan Reach, in the Medway Estuary off Sheerness, Kent. Petty Officer Harold Challis died when the Princess Irene exploded while loading mines, killing 278 men including 78 workers from nearby towns and villages. There was only one survivor. Harolds body was never recovered for burial.
2nd Lt. Thomas Holt Challis
British Army 256th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Brighton
(d.27th April 1917)
Nurse. Mercy R. Challoner
British Red Cross
from:The Firs, Abingdon
Mercy Challoner served as a part time Red Cross Nurse at Tesdale House Auxiliary Hospital in Abingdon with Berkshire 36 VAD.
L/Cpl. Ewan Chalmers
British Army 7th Btn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
from:Edinburgh
Pte. George Duff Chalmers
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Scots
from:Edinburgh, Scotland
Private Chalmers was the son of the late Alexander Watson Chalmers and the late Martha Chalmers, of Edinburgh.
He was 18 when he died on 10th June 1921 and is buried in the Drumaun Isolated Grave, Co. Clare, Ireland.
Pte Henry William Chalmers
British Army 14th Battalion Hampshire Regiment
from:Portsmouth, Hampshire
(d.30th June 1916)
Henry William Chalmers was 19 years old.
Cpl. Thomas Chalmers
British Army 4th Btn King's Royal Rifle Corps.
from:Jarrow
(d.25th May 1915)
Thomas Chalmers aged 24, died on 25th May 1915 whilst serving wit the 4th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps. Born in Jarrow in 1891, son of David And Mary Chalmers. He lived in Newcastle and enlisted in Sunderland. On the 1911 census., he is listed as Thomas Chalmers age 21 single. Rifleman, 4th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, born Jarrow.
Thomas is remembered in Ypres on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Lt Col. William Chalmers MC & bar.
British Army 8th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Dunoon
William Chalmers served with the 8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and 12th Company, Machine Gun Corps.
Sgt. Chamber
British Army 11th Btn., A Coy. Royal Irish Rifles
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