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We remember Charles Arthur Chittenden
We remember Charles Arthur Chittenden
Timeline
Timeline
1898
1916
dates
Age 18
Source:8725155
26th January 1916
1916
service
British Army
Lance Corporal
The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
5th Battalion
Source:8725155
26th January 1916
enlistment
Shrewsbury
United Kingdom
Source:9491486
service
British Army
Private
10488
Shropshire Light Infantry
Source:802561
1916
death
Killed in Action
Source:9491485
Source:9491486
25th January 1916
burial
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
Source:9491485
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Charles Arthur |
| Initials | CA |
| Last Name | Chittenden |
| Source | 8725150 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 10488 | Shropshire Light Infantry | Private | ||
| British Army | The King's Shropshire Light Infantry | 5th Battalion | Lance Corporal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha Alice | mother | ||
| Thomas Chittenden | father |
Media
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Roll of HonourSituated inside St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East Sussex
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War MemorialLocated outside St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East SussexContributed by:
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War MemorialLocated outside St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East SussexContributed by:
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St Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, East SussexInside the porch of St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East Sussex are thirteen wooden battlefield crosses recovered from France and Flanders. The dedication service took place on 22nd June 1924. Two men have two crosses each. SOUTH WALL (top image) (1) Albert John (Bert) Morris (2) Ernest William Martin (3) Stanley Taylor (ii) (4) Arthur Charles Chittenden (5) Thomas Allen “Tinto” Park (6) Ernest William Martin (ii) (7) Edward Divall NORTH WALL (bottom image) (8) Boy seaman William Langridge, HMS Ganges Training School, Shotley, Suffolk. (This white cross in not a Battlefield cross) (9) Henry Smith (10) James George Fuller (11) Ernest James Brown MM (12) Stanley Taylor (13) Albert Thomas Hepden (14) Frederick Charles BalcombeContributed by:
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | David1424 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | David1424 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Roll of Honour | Trevor97969 | |
| War Memorial | Trevor97969 | |
| War Memorial | Trevor97969 | |
| St Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, East Sussex | Trevor97969 | |
| Headstone | David1424 |
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