Charles Huntley Chappell MM
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Military Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Corporal 265879 (previously 3264)
Parents: William Henry and Emily Chappell
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home address: Mayfield, Downend, Bristol. Lived: South Hill, Overnhill Road, Staple Hill (1901 Census)
Pre-war occupation: Engineer's Apprentice
Date of birth: 1894
Date of death: 18/04/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: No Known Grave – Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial
Age: 25
Further information:
Charles served with the 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.
Military Medal Gazetted (London Gazette) 12/12/1917.
Red Cross missing card, records Charles as missing on 10/04/1918 ("A" Company 4th Platoon).
Some records show his name as Charles Humphrey Chappell, but the civil registration of his birth was Charles Huntley.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis