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.
First name:
CHARLES (CHARLEY)
Military Number:
13944
Rank:
Private
Date Died
03/05/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
24
