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Pte. William Henry Charretie
British Army 32nd (East Ham Pals) Btn Royal Fusiliers
from:East Ham, Southwark.
(d.22nd March 1918)
I do not want my great uncle William Charretie to be forgotten which is why I am researching his military service as much as I can anyway. Billie was my Nan's brother whom she loved dearly. Billie was born in Walworth, in 1894 and married his wife Ann Hardy from East Ham in June 1915, a few months prior to him signing up, I presume. He was transferred when the 32nd was disbanded in March 1918 to the 1/1st Battalion of the Cambridgeshires, and was killed on March 22nd 1918 at Longavesnes during the beginning of the First Battle of the Somme 1918.
I am very proud that he gave his life for our country and am actively trying to find more information.
Cpl. George James Sidney Chart
British Army 22nd Btn. London Regiment
from:Bermondsey
(d.7th Oct 1917)
Pte. Ernest Charteris
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
from:61 Fanshaw St. Hoxton, London.
(d.7th July 1917)
Lcpl. Peter Charters
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Gateshead
(d.1st July 1916)
Peter Charters took part in trench raids on the nights of the 5-6th and 25-26th June 1916 . He also served as a bomber with 9th Batt.
Cpl. Archibald Chase
British Army 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Tottenham
Archie Chase was my grandfather. He joined the 2nd Middlesex Regiment in August 1914. He was one of the lucky ones, who returned from the war to live a long and happy life. He passed away in 1980, aged 84.
Maj. Archibald Alderman Chase DSO MiD.
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
(d.11th March 1917)
Archibald Chase was born on 16th September 1884 in Jamalpur, Bengal son of William Hackett & Priscilla Jane Chase. He returned to England for education and boarded at Bedford Modern School. He attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He married Gladys Maude Waller on 28th March 1910 in Dehli, Bengal and they had two children, a son and daughter. Enlisted on 29th July 1904 with the Royal Engineers he was promoted to Lieutenant on 23rd March 1907, Captain on 30th October 1914, Battalion Major at Thiepval, France and on 11th January 1917 attached as Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Officer of the 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and mentioned in despatches three times.
He died of his wounds on 11th of March 1917 age 32 years. Extract from letter of Brigadier General Ricahrd P. Lee "He fell mortally wounded by a shell at Irles about 5 pm on the 10th March 1917, when carrying out a reconnaissance with Colonel R.E.Henderson, Henderson was killed on the spot, and Chase succumbed the same evening, shortly after reaching hospital and so died a hero of heroes". He was buried on the 11th March 1917 in the Military Cemetery at Aveluy (where he still lies). He is remembered on the War Memorial, Eastbourne, Sussex. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1892-1902, he is commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
Pte. Herbert H. Chase
British Army 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
(d.12th Jun 1915)
Pte. H,H, Chase served with the Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion. He was executed for cowardice on 12th June 1915, aged 21 and is buried in the White House Cemetery in Belgium.
Pte. Sidney T Chase
British Army Essex Regiment
from:London
Pte. Albert V. Chaston
British Army Royal West Kent Regiment
from:Brigham City, Utah, USA
Albert Chaston served with the Royal West Kent Regiment in WW1. This comes from a personal account by Albert written in 1963. November 1918: "I took sick while I was laying out there in the snow and was put in the French hospital, the 32nd Stationary Hospital in Boulogne, France, Ward M4. I didn't get any better, I seemed to be getting worse. Then they sent me over to London to the Crescent War Hospital in Croydon, just south of London."
Pte. Joseph Chater
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.8th May 1915)
Cpl. Thomas William Chater
British Army 22nd (3rd Tyneside Scottish) Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Cramlington
(d.1st July 1916)
Pte. Tom Watkins Chater
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Sjt. Albert Edward Chatfield
British Army Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Tower Hamlets,
Albert Edward Chatfield was born in the east end of London on 19 November 1890 to Richard Chatfield and Ellen Landenberger Chatfield. He was the fourth of nine known children, only four surviving to adulthood. The family story is that he left home at 12 or 13 to join the British Navy, giving a false age. By age 14 he had left the British Navy and joined the British Army (falsely) listing his birth year as 1884. Albert was in the British Army, from April 1905 to May 26, 1919. In 1911, Albert was serving in Rawalpindi, India (now Pakistan) with the lst Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers. Rawalpindi was the headquarters of the British command in India and housed the largest garrison of British soldiers stationed there.
On 13 August 1914, Albert departed England with his regiment, landing at Le Havre several hours later. The regiment disembarked on the 14th and suffered their first casualties on the 23rd of August. A member of the Machine Gun Corps, Albert was wounded on 09 September 1914 in France at the 1st Battle of the Marne. He was strafed by machine gun fire and was sent to 5th Northern General Hospital in Leicester to recover. In October of 1914 it is believed that he continued his convalescence in the Morpeth area. He subsequently returned to action and was eventually discharged in May of 1919.
Pursuant to his Discharge papers he was part of the Northumberland Fusiliers, Machine Gun Corps. His army service included service in India, Turkey, and possibly Africa as well as serving in France in WWI. Albert earned the following medals: 1914 Star, British War Medal, British Victory Medal, Croix de Guerre. Regimental Numbers listed on his medal cards include 1170, 17247, and A-442775. In a letter from Staff Sergeant T. Whelton of the RASC dated May 1st, 1920, Constantinople, after Albert's discharge from the military, Staff Sergeant Whelton stated, "Sgt. Chatfield's work with me has been very satisfactory. He is willing, earnest & sober and has considerable experience of shipping."
Albert immigrated to Canada in July 1921 on the S.S. Vedic. He entered the port of Montreal and from there settled in Toronto. He became a police officer (possibly with the railway police) and eventually met his wife Greeta House in Michigan while investigating a case. They married in 1924, settling in Detroit. They had four children: a son, Nelson Chatfield (Greeta's son from a prior marriage, adopted by Albert), and three daughters, Ellen, Barbara and Dora. Albert played the banjo and mandolin. He was very hard-working, handy and maintained a large garden on family property in Hartland, Michigan. His garden was used to subsidize the family's food rations during WWII. He worked in the auto industry. Greeta died in 1944 and Albert finished raising his family as a single father. Albert died in 1958. At the time of death he was visiting his daughter, Dora Elizabeth Chatfield Leech who resided in Arizona. He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan alongside his beloved wife, Greeta.
Pte. J. W. Chatt
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Felling
J Chatt was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps
Pte. Felix Leonard Chatter
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.24th Mar 1915)
Pte. John Howard Chatter
British Army 140th Bde Machine Gun Corps
from:Shackerley, Albrighton, Wolverhampton
(d.1st May 1916)
My Great Uncle, John Howard Chatter, enlisted into the South Wales Borderer's in approximately August 1915 at the age of 17 years along with his brother and my Great uncle Charles E. Chatter aged 19 years. They both went on the end up in the Machine Gun Corps.
On 1st of May 1916 John Howard was killed at the age of 18 years and his grave stands in Caberet-Rouge British Cemetery in Souchez. Great Uncle Charles survived WW1 and returned to his family and friends back in Shifnal, Shropshire where he finally passed away and is buried in St Andrews church yard. I know John Howard was in 140th Bde., Machine Gun Corps. If anyone might have a picture or knows of any pictures of my Great Uncles during WW1 please could you get in touch with me.
Pte. Horace Victor Chatterley
British Army 12th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
from:Crabbs Cross, Redditich
(d.25th Sep 1917)
Horace was my uncle. He joined the Royal Warwickshire in 1917. I have photo of him in uniform at home and at training camp. He was at Southampton on the 3rd September 1917 awaiting embarkation, I have a lettercard from him describing the port and all the ships. Apparently he was a good rifleman, due to his childhood upbringing by his father who used to teach him to shoot rabbits.
He was killed at Dumbarton Lakes on 25 September 1917, he was shot by a German sniper, and is buried at Hooge Crater cemetery. His gravestone gives him as serving in the Royal Sussex Regiment. I have his Captain's daily log extract (12th battalion Royal Sussex) for the days leading to his death and the operations the battalion was undertaking.
I would like to know more about his enlistment and his service number whilst he was with the Warwicks and why he was transfered.
Pte. Alfred Ernest Chatterton
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th DLI and 228 DE coy Labour Corps
Sgt. Charles Forman Chatterton
British Army Army Service Corps
from:Lincolnshire
Charles Chatterton served as a Farrier.
Pte. Henry Chatterton
British Army 18th Btn. Kings Royal Rifles
from:West Ham, London
(d.21st Sept 1917)
Capt. Noel Godfrey Chavasse MC VC.
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
(d.4th Aug 1917)
Noel Chavasse arrived on the Western Front in November 1914 where he was attached to the Liverpool Scottish Regiment. In the first few months Chavasse was kept busy dealing with trench foot, a condition caused by standing for long periods in mud and water. In March 1915 the regiment took part in the offensive at Ypres, where poison gas was used for the first time. By June 1915 only 142 men out of the 829 men who arrived with Chavasse remained on active duty. The rest had been killed or badly wounded. Chavasse was promoted to Captain in August 1915 and six months later was awarded the Military Cross for his actions at the Battle of Hooge. In April 1916 he was granted three days leave to receive his award from King George V.
In July 1916 Chavasse's battalion was moved to the Somme battlefield near Mametz. On the 7th August the Liverpool Scottish Regiment were ordered to attack Guillemont. Of the 620 men who took part in the offensive, 106 of the men were killed and 174 were wounded. This included Chavasse who was hit by shell splinters while rescuing men in no-mans-land. For this he was awarded the Victoria Cross. In February 1917 he was granted 14 days leave in England. He returned to the Liverpool Scottish Regiment and took part in the offensive at Passchendaele. For nearly two days he went out into the battlefield rescuing and treating wounded soldiers. It was during this period Noel performed the deeds that gained him his second Victoria Cross. After being badly wounded Chavasse was sent to the Casualty Clearing Station at Brandhoek. Although operated on he died on 4th August 1917.
Captain Benjamin Chave KBE.
Royal Navy SS. Alnwick Castle
from:Southampton, Hampshire
Captain Sir Benjamin Chave KBE (1870-1954) was my grandfather. He was captain of the Alnwick Castle when she was torpedoed on 17th March 1917 bound for the Cape. My brother has original letters sent by the master of the French steamer Venezia and two letters from those with him during the five days spent adrift before being rescued by the Venezia.
Spr. Joseph Chaytor
British Army 171st Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers
from:Merthyr Tedfil
Pte. Joseph William Cheeseborough
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
L/Bdr. Clifford William Cheeseman
British Army 335 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:129 Habut Rd, Battersea
Rflm. F. W. Cheeseman
British Army 18th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
(d.20th Oct 1917)
Rifleman F.W.Cheeseman served with the 18th Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He was executed for desertion on 20th October 1917, and is buried in Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium.
The mass pardon of 306 British Empire soldiers executed for certain offences during the Great War was enacted in section 359 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, which came into effect on royal assent on 8th November 2006.
Sgt. J. H. Cheeseman
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:South Shields
Pte. J. S. Cheeseman
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:South Shields
J. Cheeseman was wounded in July 1917
Pte. L. Cheeseman
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:South Shields
L Cheeseman was wounded in July 1916
Lt. William Cheeseman
British Army Middlesex Regiment
from:3 Station Hill, Mill Hill, Hendon, Middlesex
William Cheeseman served with the Middlesex Regiment
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