BORN HULL 08/04/1894. SON OF WILLIAM TURNER AND ANNIE ELIZABETH BIRKS. HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE ONLY MENTIONS HIS MOTHER. HE WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER.
HE MARRIED IN 1914. HIS WIFE RUTH (GURNELL) LIVED AT 34 , BARNSLEY STREET, HULL,. THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN, JAMES BORN IN 1915 AND RUTH BORN IN 1918.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. KILLED AT SEA, DURING THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND, 31/05/1916, AGED 22. HIS NAME WAS LISTED ON THE BARNSLEY STREET MEMORIAL, HULL.
ALSO RECORDED ON THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, PANEL 17.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 08/06/1916. *
First name:
CHARLES ALBERT HUMBLES
Regiment:
Military Number:
114538
Rank:
Stoker 1st Class
Date Died
31/05/1916
Place died:
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Age:
22
