Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of William Wade Wartnaby, a solicitor, born 1850 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, and baptised on the 1st July 1850 in Market Harborough, and his wife Florence Mary Wartnaby (nee Fisher, married in the 1st quarter of 1884 in the Market Harborough, Leicestershire district), born 1861 in Market Harborough. Charles Richard Arnold was born in the 1st quarter of 1888 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, his siblings were Evelyn F. M., born 1890, Emily M. A. born 1892, George Reginald W., born 1894 and Arthur Armold S., born 1898, all his siblings were born in Market Harborough, in March 1901 the family home was at Clipston House, 16, The Green, Clipston. In April 1911 Charles was employed as a land agent and was residing in the family home at The Holic, Clipston, together with his widowed mother, living on private means and siblings, Evelyn, living on private means, Emily, living on private means and William Thomas W., an engineer, born 1885 in Market Harborough.
On Saturday March 20th 1915 The Leicester Chronicle and Leicestershire Mercury published the following article under the heading. “LIEUT. C. R. A. WARTNABY KILLED.” – It is announced in the latest return of casualties among officers, that Lieut. Charles Richard Arnold Wartnaby, of the Northamptonshire Yeomanry, has been killed. Lieut. Wartnaby was 28 years of age, and was the third son of Mrs. Wartnaby, of Clipston and Market Harborough. He was educated at Lockers Park School and Wellington College. After leaving college he studied as a land agent for some years in Yorkshire and was with Mr. John German, of Ashby de la Zouch, for a year. For the past four years he had been in his uncle’s, Mr. C. C. Fisher’s office at Market Harborough. He had been in the Yeomanry for six years and was a very keen soldier. The troop he commanded was known as the Clipston Troop and was composed of men from the village and the near district. He was a fine horseman and familiar figure with the Fitchley Hounds.
On Tuesday June 29th 1915 The Leicester Daily Post published the following article under the heading. “LEICESTERSHIRE AND THE WAR.” – LIEUTENANT C. R. A. WARTNABY’S WILL. – BEQUESTS TO CLIPSTON TROOPERS. – Probate has been granted of the will of Lieut. Chas. Richard Arnold Wartnaby, of the Northamptonshire Yeomanry, who lived at The Hollies, Clipston, near Market Harborough, who was killed in action in Northern France on the 11th March last, aged 27 years, leaving unsettled property valued at £15,147, with net personalty £4,106. Lieut. Wartnaby, who was a well known figure with the Pytchley Hounds, bequeathed £500 if ten or more members of the Clipston Troop of Yeomanry be killed in the present war, or £300 if less than ten, to be applied by his trustees in their discretion for the benefit of the relatives of those killed; £100 to Mrs. Richard Wilford, payable in the event of his servant, Richard Wilford, being killed in the present war.