Name
Charles Tookey Lovejoy
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
30/07/1915
30
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
7205
Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry
5th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 (Mons) Star, British War and Victory Medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 37 and 39.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour, St Mary's Parish Church Memorial, Watford, High Wycombe Hospital Memorial, Buckinghamshire
Pre War
Son of Frances Jane (nee TOOKEY) LOVEJOY of Watford, and the late Charles Richard LOVEJOY; husband of Mary/May Cromack (nee PAYNE) LOVEJOY of Watford.
His parents married 2 January 1878 at St Mary’s, Watford. Charles died 1914 in the Edmonton, Middx, district aged 58; Frances died 1 July 1932 in the Watford district aged 75.
Charles was born 20 July 1884 in Watford, and baptised 3 September 1884 at St Mary’s, Watford. He attended first Sotheron Road Infants’ School, Watford; then Beecehn Grove Board School, Watford, from 8 February 1892 to 27 March 1898. He married 1908 in the Marylebone, London, district; they had four children. He resided in Watford. May remarried 1927 in the Watford district to Frank WEBSTER, she died 17 March 1981 in Croxley Green, Herts, aged 91, and was buried 25 March in North Watford Cemetery.
On the 1891 Census, a scholar aged 6 he lived in Watford, with his parents and four siblings. On the 1901 Census, a butcher aged 16, he still lived in Watford, with his mother and three siblings. On the 1911 Census, a butcher’s manager aged 26, he lived in High Wycombe, Bucks, with his wife and two children.
Recorded as born in Watford and was living there when he enlisted in London.
Wartime Service
He enlisted at London; was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914 Star medals, his qualifying date being 13 August 1914, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
There is an article about Charles in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 7 November 1914, and a Death announcement in the issue dated 21 August 1915. Has a entry in the National Roll of the Great War. Unfortunately, Charles’ Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing. His brother Thomas died 31 December 1917 and also features on Watford Borough Roll of Honour.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
