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Charles Henry Measy
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsdatum: 13/10/1882 |
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Geburtsort: Oakley, Buckinghamshire, England, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Letzter bekannter Wohnsitz: Clydach, Swansea, Wales, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Beruf: Landarbeiter |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Dienstnummer: 27242 |
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Einberufung ort: Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 11/11/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Retaliation Farm, Zonnebeke, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 35 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Aeroplane Cemetery Grabstelle: III Reihe: B Grab: 47 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Punkte von Interesse 4
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Meine Geschichte
Charles Henry Measey, a former farmer labourer, was born on October 13, 1882 in Oakley, Buckinghamshire, England. He was the son of Joseph Measey and Martha Elizabeth Gladdy. Three (Thomas, George and Frank) of his six brothers also died during the war. He lived in Clydach, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. He enlisted at Swansea, Wales in 1914. Charles Henry served as a Private in the 146th Machine Gun Company, part of 146th (West Riding) Brigade, from the 49th (West Riding) Division.
On November 11, the 146th Brigade relieved the 6th Australian Brigade in the front line on Broodseinde Ridge. During the relief, there was enemy shelling in the area.
Charles Henry Measey, aged 35, was killed in action on November 11, 1917. Private Measey was initially buried where he fell, south of Retaliation Farm (28.D.28.d.00.00). After the war, his remains were exhumed and reinterred in the Aeroplane Cemetery, Plot III, Row B, Grave 47.
On November 11, the 146th Brigade relieved the 6th Australian Brigade in the front line on Broodseinde Ridge. During the relief, there was enemy shelling in the area.
Charles Henry Measey, aged 35, was killed in action on November 11, 1917. Private Measey was initially buried where he fell, south of Retaliation Farm (28.D.28.d.00.00). After the war, his remains were exhumed and reinterred in the Aeroplane Cemetery, Plot III, Row B, Grave 47.
Quellen 3
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146th Machine Gun Company (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/2795/3). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Verwendete Quellen |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Verwendete Quellen |
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War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 363). https://www.ancestry.com/ Verwendete Quellen |
Weitere Informationen 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/449882 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2996732 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=b164fdb3-8013-40c6-babf-22073254d754 |