Name
Charles Warner
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
15/05/1917
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
G/15355
The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM)
Special Memorial E.18.
Belgium
UK & Other Memorials
Benington War Memorial
St. Peter’s Church Roll of Honour Benington
Wartime Service
On the 15th May 1917 the Battalion were positioned in trenches near the village of Brandhoek. The Unit War Diary states that it was a quiet day until about 8pm when their positions were bombarded by very heavy trench mortar fire. The attack resulted in he
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson, Adrian Pitts
