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The Thiepval Memorial |
GREATRIX, CHARLES
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Source 1. North Staffordshire Regimental History Volume 4 Appendix D VII (Casualty List) |
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Uttoxeter Advertiser |
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Parents |
Charles and Priscilla Greatrix |
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Where born |
Uttoxeter |
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When born |
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Address |
Parents: 17, Hockley Road. Uttoxeter |
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Spouse |
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Children |
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Employment Before Joining up |
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Where enlisted |
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire |
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Regiment |
North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) |
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Unit |
1st/6th Bn |
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‘D’ Company |
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1 |
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Rank |
Private |
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Service Number |
3430 |
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240942 |
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Date of Death |
1 July 1916 |
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Age at time of death |
21 |
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Where Killed or died |
Somme – 1st day (Gommecourt Wood) |
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France/Flanders |
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Yes |
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How he died |
Killed in Action |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Thiepval Memorial for the Missing Pier and Face 14B and 14C |
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Awards |
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He died at Gommecourt Wood on the first day of the Somme battle on the 1st of July 1916. At the time of his death he was reported missing and his parents had to wait over twelve months, until April 1917, to receive official confirmation of his death.
He has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing.
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The Thiepval Memorial |
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This very touching notice was posted by his family in the Uttoxeter Advertiser in July 1918 to mark the second anniversary of his death |
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This heartrending notice was posted in July 1919 to mark the third anniversary of his death. |
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