Sapper William Charlton, 139190
- Batt -
- Unit - Royal Engineers
- Section - 185th Tunnelling Company
- Date of Birth - 1895
- Died - 26/04/1916
- Age - 21
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of George Henry Charlton a blacksmith, born 1866 in Enderby, Leics., and his wife Ann Charlton (nee Burton) a hosiery seamer, born 1865 in Enderby, Leics. William was born in 1895 in Enderby, Leics., his siblings were, Matilda, born 1889, Elsie, born 1893, George H., born 1891, Nellie, born 1898 and Lilian, born 1900, all his siblings were born in Enderby, Leics., also residing with the family was his half blood sibling David Thornton Burton, born 1884 in Enderby, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at John Street, Enderby, Leics.
- Conflict - World War I
- Burial Place - Ii B 8, Maroeuil British Cemetery
- Unit - Royal Engineers
- Former Unit n.o - 1/9748
- Former Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Maroeuil British Cem., France
- Born - Enderby, Leics
- Enlisted - Leicester
- Place of Residence - Enderby, Leicestershire, England
