Regiment: Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Battalion

Born Scunthorpe, 1894. Eldest Son of George and Mary Jane Trueman, of Scunthorpe and 62 Cottingham Road, Hull. Charles lived in Hull and was employed as a law clerk, He enlisted at Grimsby, on 17/09/1914. His medical records, describe him as 5 foot, 9 inches tall, 168 lbs weight, 38 inch chest, dark brown hair, brown eyes, Church of En […]

BORN HULL 1890. SON OF HARRY WEST (1856-1920) & PHOEBE SARAH LEONARD (1862-1943), OF 1 CUTHBERT AVENUE, AIRLIE STREET, HULL. LIVED OSGODBY, LINCS. MARRIED MILDRED CLARK (1896-1989), LINCOLN REGISTRY OFFICE, ON 1ST JANUARY, 1913. HE ENLISTED AT GRIMSBY. SERVED WITH THE 10TH LINCOLNSHIRE BATTALION. KILLED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE […]