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Surname: CALVERT
Forename(s): Charles Eric Ivan
Place of Birth: Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire
Service No: 52016
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
Battalion / Unit: 2nd Battalion
Division: 32nd Division
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1918-10-04
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: V. J. 45.
CWGC Cemetery: TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: PATELEY BRIDGE, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: SUTTON-IN-CRAVEN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Charles Eric Ivan Calvert was the son of Harry and Maggie Calvert, née Clarke. Harry was born at Thornthwaite and Maggie at Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire.
1901 Glasshouses, Yorkshire Census: Charles E.J. [sic] Calvert, aged 1 year, born Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, son of Harry and Maggie Calvert.
1911 Wilsill near Glasshouses, Yorkshire Census: Raikes - Charles Eric Ivan Calvert, aged 11 years, born Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, son of Harry and Maggie Calvert.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Charles E. I. Calvert, 52016, K.O.Y.L.I.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Charles Eric Ivan Calvert, 52016, 2nd Yorks L. I. D. of W. 4.10.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Charles Eric Ivan Calvert, 52016, 2 Bn Y.L.I. Date and Place of Death: 4.10.18. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Harry. £8 11s. 5d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Charles. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Mary Calvert. Relationship: Grandmother. Dependant: Harry Calvert. Relationship: Father. Address 1. 5, Gibraltar Terrace, Sutton-in-Craven, Yorks. Address 2. 8, High Hartley Street, Glusburn, Nr Keighley.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
CALVERT, Charles Eric Ivan, aged 19, K.O.Y.L.I., Elm Road, [Sutton], killed in action 1918.
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Private Charles Eric Ivan CALVERT
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 32nd Division
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18 October 1918
SUTTON-IN-CRAVEN - PRIVATE C. E. I. CALVERT DIES OF WOUNDS
Mrs. Calvert, of 5 Gibraltar Terrace, Sutton, has received a notification from the Records Office, York, that her son, Private C. E. I. Calvert, of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, died on the 4th October at the 12th Clearing Station, France, from wounds received in action. Pte. Calvert was 19 years of age, and joined the Forces on September 28th, 1917, going out to France in the following April. He was formerly in the employ of the Irish Lawn Company. He was well known in the village and highly respected. His father is also serving with the Forces, and his elder brother has been discharged.
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18 October 1918
Sutton Soldier Killed in Action
Mr. and Mrs. Calvert, of Elm Road, Sutton, have received official information that their grandson, Pte. Charles Eric Ivan Calvert, of the K.O.Y.L.I., has been killed in action. Deceased was 19 years of age, and joined up in August, 1917. He went out to France in April this year. Prior to joining the forces he was employed at Sir John Horsfall and Sons, in the yarn scouring department. His father, Pte. Calvert, is also serving.
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