BORN HULL 1893. SON OF ROBERT WILLIAM STOCKTON (1849-1920) & ANN RENSHAW HAWKSWORTH (1851-1931). SON OF AN IRON MOULDER’S LABOURER. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A BOILER SCALER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 26/08/1915. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 13944, 16TH PRINCE OF WALES OWN (WEST YORKSHIRE) REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 03/05/1917, AGED 24. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL.
| Name | Charles Stockton |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1893 |
| Death Date | 3 May 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 16th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 13944 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
CHARLES (CHARLEY)
Military Number:
13944
Rank:
Private
Date Died
03/05/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
24
