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Surname: GELDARD
Forename(s): Charles Henry
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: 24884
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion
Division: 11th (Northern) Division
Age: 31
Date of Death: 1917-08-27
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 82 to 85.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Charles Henry Geldard was the son of James and Mary Ann Geldard, née Loveday. James was born at Burnley, Lancashire and Mary at Stamford, Lincolnshire.
1891 Barrowford, Lancashire Census: 7, Bowling Green - Charles Hy. Geldard, aged 4 years, born Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, son of James and Mary A. Geldard.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 9, West Avenue - Charles H. Geldard, aged 14 years, born Barnoldswick, son of James and Mary A. Geldard.
Charles was married to Mary Emma Lord in 1908.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 34, Rainhall Road - Charles Henry Geldard, aged 24 years, born Barnoldswick, husband of Mary Emma Geldard.
The British Army Service Record for Charles Henry Geldard exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Charles H. Geldard, 24884, W. Rid. R. K. in A. 27/28.8.17.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Charles Henry Geldard, 24884, 8th W. Rid. R. K. in A. 27/28.8.17.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Charles Henry Geldard, 24884, 8th Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 27.8.17. Belgium. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow - Mary E. £1 18s. 7d. self and children. War Gratuity: Mary E. £3 0s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: Pte Charles Henry Geldard, 8 W. Riding. Date and cause of death. Missing 27/28.8.17. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Mary Emma Geldard, born 14.9.1885. Marriage: 18.7.1908. Address 1. 17, York Street, Barnoldswick, Yorks W.R. Address 2. 42, Park Road, Barnoldswick. Children: Edmund, born 14.5.09. Norman, born 10.7.10. Dennis, born 22.11.15.
Charles was killed in action south of Langemarck, Belgium during the Flanders Offensive, 7 June-10 November 1917.
The 1921 Census shows that Mary (born Nelson, Lancashire) and her sons were living at 42, Park Road, Barnoldswick. The 1939 Register shows that Mary and members of her family were living at 39, Mosley Street, Barnoldswick. Mary died in 1954.
A short biography of Charles is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
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:
GELDARD, C.H., aged 31 years, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, 22, Wellington Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action Aug. 28, 1917.
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Private Charles Henry GELDARD

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 11th (Northern) Division
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