Name
Charles Noades
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
07/08/1919
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
36255
Princess Charlotte of Wales’ (Royal Berkshire) Regiment
Depot
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
THERFIELD (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Therfield memorials
Pre War
Born on 18 Sep 1897 in Therfield and the illegitimate son of Esther Bullard (born 1898) and nephew of James and Lucy Bullard who lost 4 sons. Charles was was baptised on 27 Nov 1897 in Therfield.
Esther was in service as a servant with a chemist’s family in High St. Tottenham in the 1891 census when she was 16. She married James Noades on February 17th, and the 1901 and in the census of that year was recorded as living at Church Green with a new baby Philip, 11 days old.
In 1911 Charles was originally recorded 'Noades' and as one of 5 children, nut this was corrected to Bullard. Hand written notes also record Charles as the illegitimate son of James.
Family note by Julie Hourihan (Great Granddaughter to Lucy
& James Bullard):
Charlie Bullard (Noades) was the cousin of the six sons of Lucy & James Bullard, Great Grandparents who all served in the Great War.
Wartime Service
Served in WW1 as Charles Bullard formerly 5936 Hertfordshire Regiment. Enlisted on 16 Nov 1915 and was discharged on 21 Aug 1917 due to wounds. He died at home.
Charles enlisted on November 16th 1915 and joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment as no. 36255 when he was barely 17 it seems.
According to the ‘Crow’ newspaper report he was working in London when he enlisted in November 1915. He first joined the Hertfordshire Regiment later being transferred to the Berkshires. He was seriously wounded in October 1916. He was sent to the 2nd Canadian General Hospital at Le Treport where his left leg was amputated. After this he was sent to the 1st. Southern General Hospital, Birmingham.
He was discharged on August 21st 1917 as being unfit for service and was awarded the Silver War Badge (badge number 36255) - his service being from 16 November 1915 to 21 August 1917.
He died of tuberculosis, according to a relative, on August 7th 1919 at hospital in Ware. He is buried and does have a Commonwealth War Grave headstone in Therfield Church Yard.
He would also have been awarded the War and Victory medals.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Jean Handley, Julie Hourihan
