BORN HULL 1901. SON OF THE LATE SARAH ANN WILKINSON (1867-1911) AND TOM CHAPMAN NEWMAN AT THIS ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS. AN OIL MILLER. ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 15/01/1917, AGED 17 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS. CALLED UP ON 08/03/1918. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 23/08/1918. SERVED WITH THE 2ND SHERWOOD FORESTERS. WOUNDED BY A BULLET IN THE HAND, AT WIMMEREAUX, ON 15/04/1918. RETURNED TO ENGLAND ON 21/04/1918 AND POSTED BACK TO FRANCE, ON 18/09/1918. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 11/10/1918, AGED 18.
HE HAD SERVED FOR 1 YEAR AND 270 DAYS. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, THOMAS.
First name:
CHARLES WILLIAM
Military Number:
106203
Rank:
Private
Date Died
11/10/1918
Place died:
Montbrehain British Cemetery, Aisne, France
Age:
18
