Bertrand William Charles (1896 - 1917)

Born 23 Mar 1896 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 23 Mar 1917 at age 21 in Étaples, Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais, France

Biography

Bertrand was born in 1896. He was the son of Frank Charles and Lillie Hurry. He passed away in 1917.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FQH-TRW : 1 October 2014), Bertrand William Charles, 1896; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSWS-6WC : 21 May 2019), Bertrand W Charles in household of Frank Charles, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wednesbury subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWW6-CNQ : 4 July 2019), Bertrand William Charles in household of Frank Charles, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• Burial: "Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current"
  URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #10890152
  Ancestry Record 60541 #35148 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  Lance Corporal Bertrand William Charles burial (died on 23 Mar 1917) in Etaples, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
• Military: "UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947"
  Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2706 #48995 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  Name: Bertrand William Charles; Gender: Male; Age: 21; Birth Date: abt 1896; Death Date: 23 Mar 1917; Cemetery: Cemetery Etaples Part II U K Graves A To Costa; Burial Country: France; Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment; Regimental Number: 200593; Region or Memorial: France; Father: Frank Charles; Mother: Lillie Charles.