Name
Charles Eames
29/12/1892
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
16/04/1917
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
14992
Bedfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ZOUAVE VALLEY CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
II. G. 25.
France
Headstone Inscription
He has no family inscription on his Headstone.
UK & Other Memorials
London Colney Village Memorial, London Colney Roll of Honour, Not on the St Albans memorials
Pre War
Charles EAMES was born in London Colney, in 1893, son of George Eames a Woodman and Caroline Eames (nee Fearne). One of their ten children.
George Eames Married Caroline Fearne (his second wife) on 15th November 1879, at the London Colney Chapel, London Colney, Herts. George had two children George and Selina Eames by his first wife Emma Childs who he married on 11th November 1871, at St Peters church, London Colney, Herts.
Charles was Baptised on 5th March 1893, at St Peters Church, London Colney, Herts.
1901 Census records Charles aged 8, living with his parents, half-brother George (28), half-sister Selina (25), sister Annie (17), brothers, William (14), Herbert (12), Edward (10), Bertie (6) and James (3), at Waterside, London Colney, Herts. His cousin Gladys Meikle (4) was living with the family, they had a boarder, Joseph Baddley (24), a Plumber.
His mother Caroline Eames died in 1903, aged 48.
1911 Census records Charles aged 18 living with his widowed father, brothers William (24), Herbert (22), and Edward (20), at Waterside, London Colney, Herts. His married sister Irene and her Husband Thomas Smith and their two children, at Woodside, London Colney, Herts. His cousin Gladys Mickle (14) was still living with the family.
Wartime Service
Charles enlisted at St Albans, Herts, posted to the Bedfordshire Regiment and issued with the service number 14992. On completion of his training Charles was sent to France arriving on the 27th April 1915, while serving with the 1st Battalion, Charles was Killed in Action on 16th April 1917, aged 24, possible at the Battle of Arras (Battle of Arras 9th April – 16th May 1917). He is buried in Zouave Valley Cemetery, Souchez, France. Grave Ref: II. G. 25.
Additional Information
His effects of £11-10s-03d, pay owing and his war gratuity of £12, went to his sister Mrs Irene Smith.
Brother Private 2894 Edward Eames of the Hertfordshire Regiment Died of Wounds on 21st April 1916, aged 26.
Brother Private 4368 Bertie Ames of the Hertfordshire Regiment was Killed in Action on 13th November 1916, aged 21.
Brother Private 42859 James Eames of the Middlesex Regiment Died of Wounds on 11th October 1917, aged 19.
Brother Leading Mechanic F6864 William Eames served in the Royal Naval Air Service Later the Royal Air Force, he survived the war.
Brother Petty Officer F5308 Herbert Eames served in the Royal Naval Air Service, later the Royal Air Force, he Survived the war.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Gareth Hughes, Jonty Wild
