Charles Henry Lobb
Gunner Charles Henry Lobb – Royal Field Artillery
Early Life
Charles Henry Lobb was born in 1889 in
Swansea, the son of James Henry Lobb and Elizabeth (Eliza) Mainwaring.
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| 1891 Census |
At the time of the 1891 Census, the family was living at 126 Vincent Street, Swansea. James, aged 31, was employed as a mason’s labourer, while Eliza, aged 29, kept the household. Their children were William, 12, and Elizabeth, 8, both at school, along with Sarah, 4, and Charles, aged 1.
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| 1901 Census |
By the 1901 Census, the family had moved along the same street to 53 Vincent Street. James, now 43, was working as a furnaceman scaffold rigger, and Eliza was 41. Their children were William, 21, employed as a railway porter; Elizabeth, 18, a shop assistant at a tobacconist; Sarah, 15; Charles, 11; and the youngest, Frederick, aged just six months.
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| 1911 Census |
At the time of the 1911 Census, the family was living at 59 Vincent Street. James, aged 51, remained employed as a scaffold rigger, while Eliza was 49. Their children present were William, 29, working as a lamplighter; Sarah, 25, employed as a fancy ironer; Charles, 21, employed as a farmer conductor; and Frederick, 10, who was still at school.
Military Service and Death
Charles later enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery,
where he served with the rank of Gunner. On 2nd March 1916,
he died while still in service.
Burial
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| Charles Henry Lobb Danygraig Cemetery credit - findagrave |
Legacy
Although no military headstone stands to mark his grave, Gunner
Charles Henry Lobb’s burial at Danygraig ensures that his service is
remembered within Swansea’s roll of wartime losses. His story reflects the many
young men from working-class families who moved from trade and labour into the
ranks of the armed forces, contributing to the war effort but whose memory
risked fading without the formal recognition of an official war grave.
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