Name
Charles William Ward
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
25/11/1916
18
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
20351
Bedfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY
IV.A.79
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Stevenage Old Town Memorial, St Nicholas' Church Memorial, Stevenage Old Town, Holy Trinity Church Memorial Roll of Honour, Stevenage Old Town
Pre War
Charles was the son of George & Louisa Ward of 10 Nottingham Road, Stevenage.
Before joining the Army, he had worked at the Educational Supplies Association factory in Fishers Green, Stevenage and was known to his workmates as Charlie.
Wartime Service
He had served in France since January 1916 where he saw action in many of the major engagements on the Somme - reported as including Delville Wood and Guillemont.. After about ten months at the Front, he was admitted to hospital suffering from appendicitis and, although he appeared to be recovering from the operation, suffered a fatal relapse. Charles is buried in the Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France.
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
