Name
Charles Alfred Stephenson
1896
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/08/1917
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
266418
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
1st/1st Bucks Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 37 and 39.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
N/A
UK & Other Memorials
Bishop's Stortford Town Memorial
Pre War
Charles Alfred Stephenson was born in 1896 in Stotfold, Beds in 1896, the youngest child of David and Minnie Stephenson. In 1901 The family were living in High Street, Arlesey, where his father was a tailor. On the 1911 Census he was living with his family at Rose Cottage, Pleasant Road, Bishop's Stortford and working as an apprentice Grocer.
Wartime Service
Charles initially served with the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry under Reg. No. 3839. He died during the Battle of Passchendaele at Mon du Hibou during an early morning attack on German machine gun concrete shelters. Most of the twelve company officers (and presumably many of the soldiers) became casualties in attempts to go forward. Two tanks were meant to support in the attack but previous rain had made the ground too wet for them. His body was not recovered for burial.
Additional Information
His father received a war gratuity of £9 10s and pay owing of £4 11s 7d. He also received a pension of 5 shillings a week.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
