Charles William Jewsbury (abt. 1895 - 1915)

Born about 1895 in Coalville, Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Died 6 Jun 1915 at about age 20 in The slopes of Spanbroekmolen on the Messines Ridge in Belgium

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Biography

• 1895: Charles William Jewsbury was born 1st quarter 1895 at Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England^[1].
• 1901 Census: Charnwood Street, Coalville, Leicestershire, England. Thomas (44) and Annie (42) Jewsbury with their children Thomas (18), Elizabeth (17), Edward (15), Philip (13) & Walter (11), Alfred (8) and Charles W (6)^[2].
• 1911 Census: 3 Charnwood Street, Coalville, Leicestershire, England. Thomas (55) & Annie (52) with unmarried sons Alfred (18) & Charles William (16), daughter-in-law Florence (28) & her children Leonard (4) & Edward (1)^[3].
• 1914: Charles William Jewsbury of 26 Bakewell Street Coalville, aged 19years 5months, born Coalville, enlisted on 15 May 1914 at Ashby de la Zouch in 5th battalion of Leicestershire Regiment. Height 5ft 9½in. Family as of 12 May 1919: parents Thomas & Annie Jewsbury of 26 Bakewell Street; brothers Thomas (36) of Rochester New York; Philip (31) of 26 Bakewell Street, Edward (33) of 5-6 S Union Street Rochester New York, Walter (29) of 29 Caroline Street Rochester New York, Alfred (26) of Thudor Road Whitton Middlesex; sister Jane E Grudgings (34) of 3 Charnwood Street Coalville^[4].
• 1915: Charles William Jewsbury, 1897 of the Leicestershire Regiment, aged 20, son of Thomas & Annie Jewsbury of 26 Bakewell Street Coalville Leicestershire England, died Sun 06 Jun 1915 and was buried in Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Gremmerslinde, 8956 Heuvelland, Belgium ^[5].
• 1915: Charlie operated a machine gun; he was killed on the slopes of Spanbroekmolen (Hill 76) on the Messines Ridge in Belgium by a large shell and died almost at once. There are two memorials: one on the clock tower at Coalville and one at Christ Church, Coalville^[6].

Sources

1. ↑ Centralized English BMD Index https://search.findmypast.com.au/record?id=bmd%2fb%2f1895%2f1%2faz%2f000330%2f182
2. ↑ Census Return https://search.findmypast.com.au/record?id=gbc%2f1901%2f0019933957
3. ↑ Census Return https://search.findmypast.com.au/record?id=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f19091%2f0117%2f6
4. ↑ British Army Records https://search.findmypast.com.au/record?id=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f7388236%2f22%2f439
5. ↑ War Grave https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead/results?firstName=Charles&lastName=Jewsbury
6. ↑ WW1 death transcriptions https://search.findmypast.com.au/record?id=gbm%2fleic-rut%2f8299