Charles James Godfrey
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| Brookwood 1914-18 Memorial Brookwood Cemetery Surrey |
Charles was the son of Charles Edward Godfrey and Elizabeth
Jane Hicks, born in 1898.
The only two official records are the 1901 Census.
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| 1901 Census |
Charles, aged 2 years, lived with his grandparents at 12
Clifton Hill.
James Hicks, 51, was employed as a Dock Labourer and Mary
Jane was 53 years. Their two daughters
were
Elizabeth Ann, 23, who is employed as a Woolen Weaver, and Susan,
14, who is a Spinney Woolen Weaver
Charles enlisted with the Royal Naval Division on the last
day of 1914 and was discharged in November 1918, having been wounded in the
head.
The second official record is the 1918 Electrical Register,
and Charles’s address is recorded as 28 Orchard Street.
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| 1918 Electrical Register |
It was here that Charles, in April 1919, had died. Following an inquest, the verdict was that Charles had died from meningitis as a result of a wound.
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| Herald of Wales |
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| South Wales Daily Post |
His death was reported in both the Herald of Wales and
the South Wales Daily Post.
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| Charles James Godfrey Danygraig Cemetery credit - findagrave |
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