Name
Charles Edward Russell
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
13/07/1916
18
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
19635
Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 6 and 7.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
St Michael and All Angels Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of Edwin Charles and Alice Lydia Sargent (nee LANNING) RUSSELL.
His parents married 1893 in the Kensington, London, district. Edwin died 1921 in Watford aged 51, and was buried 23 April in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Alice died 1925 in Watford aged 51, and was buried 20 May, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Charles was born 1 November 1897 in Kensal Rise, Middx, and baptised 16 October 1898 at St Matthew’s, Willesden, London.
On the 1901 Census, aged 3 he lived in Willesden, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1911 Census, at school and a chemist’s boy aged 13, he lived in Wembley, Middx, with his parents and seven siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Watford; was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action.
His next-of-kin was his father of Watford. Unfortunately, Charles’ Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
