Life story: Charles Christopher Fowkes | Lives of the First World War

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1894

birth Lewisham, London United Kingdom Source:9056172 4th December 1894

1914

service British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers Source:9257609 12th August 1914

1918

awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:9257600 18th May 1918

1919

location Cocoa Tree, St. James's Street, SW United Kingdom Source:9257602 12th November 1919

service British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers Source:2526547

service British Army Temporary Captain South Wales Borderers Source:2526547

1966

death Malindi Kenya Source:9056172 Source:9257857 1st July 1966

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Charles Christopher
Initials	CC
Last Name	Fowkes,
Source	9257600

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
Cocoa Tree, St. James's Street, SW	United Kingdom		known 12th November 1919

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Unit	Rank
British Army	South Wales Borderers	Lieutenant
British Army	South Wales Borderers	Temporary Captain
British Army	South Wales Borderers	Second Lieutenant

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914 Star with Clasp	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
MC	British Award/Decoration
Military Cross (MC)	British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

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Medal Index Card
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Keith1947

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LONDON GAZETTE, 16 SEPTEMBER, 1918 - Military Cross	R58235
MIC image (Ancestry)	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 11 AUGUST, 1914 - Second Lieutenant	R58235
EDINBURGH GAZETTE, JUNE 14, 1938 - Colonel [K.A.R.]	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 12 FEBRUARY, 1942 - Maj.-Gen.	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 27 MAY, 1949 - Haile Selassie I Military Medal with 2 Palms	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 10 JUNE, 1954 - Inspector General, Kenya Police Reserve	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 5 AUGUST, 1955 - Hon. Col.	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 20 JUNE, 1917 - temp. Captain	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 12 JULY, 1917 - Adjutant	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 7 JANUARY, 1918 - ceasing to be empld. as Adjt	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 6 MARCH, 1918 - Acting Capt (Co. Commander)	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 18 SEPTEMBER, 1918 - temp. Capt.	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 23 SEPTEMBER, 1918 - acting Capt.	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 28 APRIL, 1920. - Sec'd Foreign Office	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 28 JUNE, 1927 - Adjt	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 22 DECEMBER, 1931 - Sec'd on Staff	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 12 JANUARY, 1932 - Staff Capt. (China)	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE. 26 JANUARY, 1932 - Staff	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 8 JUNE, 1934 - Lt-Col.	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 15 JUNE, 1934 ... rel appt. of Staff Capt., China Comd.	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 5 NOVEMBER, 1935 - Lt.Col. [K.A.R.]	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 5 JANUARY, 1937 - Col. [K.A.R.]	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 10 NOVEMBER, 1937 - STATE PROCESSION FROM WESTMINSTER ABBEY	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 8 JULY, 1938 ... Comdr., S. Bde., K.A.R	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 14 MARCH, 1939 - Colonel	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 7 OCTOBER, 1941 - Maj.-Gen.	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 8 JULY, 1943 - Mentioned in Despatches	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 27 SEPTEMBER, 1945 - MiD	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 17 JULY, 1946 - MiD	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 17 DECEMBER, 1946 - retires Hon. Maj.-Gen	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 12 APRIL, 1951 - MiD	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 6 JANUARY, 1953 ... ceases to belong to the Res. of Offrs	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 19 JULY, 1957 - MiD	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE,. 9 JUNE 1938 - Commander of the British Empire (C.B.E.)	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 21 JANUARY, 1920 - bar to M.C.	R58235
KENYA GAZETTE 1st November 1966 - Probate	R58235
5th February 1963. THE KENYA GAZETTE - member of the Malindi Township Committee for 1963	R58235

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