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Surname: JEFFRIES
Forename(s): Charles
Place of Birth: Huncoat, Lancashire
Service No: 41721
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion
Division: 3rd Division
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1918-09-27
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 3.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: KELBROOK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Charles Jeffries (born 16 April 1899) was the son of Thomas and Jane Jeffries, née Williamson. Jane was born at Runcorn, Cheshire.
1901 Huncoat, Lancashire Census: 2, Higher Gate - Charles Jeffries, aged 1 year, born Huncoat, son of Thomas and Jane Jeffries.
1911 Kelbrook, Yorkshire Census: Dotcliffe Road - Charles Jeffries, aged 11 years, born Huncoat, Lancashire, son of Jane and [stepson of] William Brookes. [Jane had married William Brookes in 1907.]
Charles was married to Beatrice Bentley in 1918.
The British Army Pension Record for Charles Jeffries (4295) exists but may be incomplete. [Charles joined the 3/6th Bn Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) on the 20 May 1915. He was discharged as being under age on the 18 September 1915.]
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Charles Jeffries, 41721, R. Lanc. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Charles Jeffries, 41721, 8th K.O.R.L.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Charles Jefferies [sic], 41721, 8 Bn Royal Lancs. Date and Place of Death: 27.9.18 in Action France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow - Beatrice. £11 10s. 0d.
See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).
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:
KELBROOK
JEFFRIES, Chas., aged 19, Cyclist Corps, 7, Brook Street, killed Sept. 27, 1918.
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Private Charles JEFFRIES
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 3rd Division
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Marriage Register of St. Bartholomew’s Church, Marsden, Yorkshire
Entry for the marriage of Charles Jeffries to Beatrice Bentley, 1 April 1918
Courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service
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18 October 1918
KELBROOK – Killed in Action
The death is officially reported of Private Charles Jeffries (Cyclist Corps), son of Mrs. Brooks, 7 Brook Street, Kelbrook, he having been killed in action in France on the 27th ult. He was 19 years of age and worked for Messrs. Nutter and Turner, Sough Bridge Mills, prior to enlistment.
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18 October 1918
Kelbrook Cyclist Killed in Action
The death is officially reported of Private Charles Jeffries (Cyclist Corps), son of Mrs. Brooks, 7, Brook Street, Kelbrook, he having been killed in action in France on the 27th ult. He was 19 years of age, and worked for Messrs. Nutter and Turner, Sough Bridge Mills, prior to enlistment.
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