Private Charles Dickens
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1881-04-19
Place of birth: Chatham New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Mary Ellen Barrett Dickens, wife
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Barber
Occupation (normalized): Barber Hairdresser
Address:
Chatham
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-08-28
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Sun Quarry Cemetery, C. 10.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 794185
Highest Rank:
Private
(26th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 26th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Canal du Nord (capture of Bourlon Wood)
Commemoration location: Chatham
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 534944
LAC ID:
358660
Service file: B2506-S008
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dickens, of Chatham, New Brunswick. He was a town of Chatham alderman at the time of his enlistment.
6 Jun 1916 - The Commercail: notes his enlistment
Charles shares a grave with an unknown soldier
Uploader's Research notes: Bn loss of 27-28 Aug were 3 officers and 70 ORs KIA (including the CO) , 10 officers and 240 ORs wounded [Private Army Canadian Infantry 26th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2010-02-27