Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Charles and Annie Newham Amoore of Moorish Castle, Gibralter. Charles John Newnham was born on the 23rd July 1897 in Gibralter, in April 1911 he was a schoolboy, and was residing at Park Gardens, Alfold, Billinghurst, Sussex, this being the family home of his paternal grandparents, Frederick Jeffrey Amoore, a general dealer, born 1839 in Patcham, Sussex and his wife Elizabeth Ann Amoore, born 1840 in Wellington, Sussex. Charles enlisted into the Royal Navy for a period of 12 years that would commence on the 23rd July 1915. His medical examination showed him to be 5 foot 1½ inches in height, with a chest measurement of 32 inches, dark brown hair, brown eyes and his complexion was described as dark, it was noted he had a scar on his right knee. His service history began as a Boy Class II aboard HMS Impregnable on the 29/11/12. Promoted to Boy Telegraphist aboard Impregnable, 4/4/13 – 17/10/13. Southampton, 18/10/13 – 6/1/15. Bellona, 7/1/15, Promoted Ordinary Telegraphist aboard Bellona, 29/4/15. Promoted Telegraphist aboard Bellona, 7/10/15. Promoted Leading Telegraphist aboard Revenge, 6/2/16 – 7/10/16. Dolphin, 8/10/16 – 12/3/17. Maidstone (E.34), 13/3/17 – 7/6/17. Maidstone (E.34), 8/6/17 – 20/7/18 when he was recorded as losing his life whilst on duty, when his vessel, Submarine E.34 was mined in the North Sea.