NUNNELEY Charles Francis

Mentioned in Despatches.

Charles Nunneley was born in 1883. He attended Malvern College in House 5 from September 1897 to 1900.

Bond of Sacrifice
LIEUTENANT CHARLES FRANCIS NUNNELEY, 3rd (attached 1st) BATTALION NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, was the youngest surviving son of the Reverend F.B. Nunneley, M.D., and was born on the 31st December, 1883, at Rennington Vicarage, Alnwick, Northumberland. Educated at Malvern College, he joined the 3rd Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment (Militia) as 2nd Lieutenant in May, 1903, being transferred to the 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (Regulars) in May, 1905. In March, 1907, he retired from the Army, and at the outbreak of war was working with the Agricultural Organisation Society, becoming the first Secretary of the North Eastern Branch, where his services were much valued.
He rejoined the Army in the 3rd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers in August, 1914; for a short time was attached to the 2nd Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry; and finally attached to the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers in October 1914.
The following particulars of his death were received by telegram from the Officer Commanding Northumberland Fusiliers: €œLieutenant Nunneley met his death as follows at Neuve Chapelle on the 26th October, 1914. The enemy had captured a trench in which was a gun. He attempted to recapture the trench by crawling through a wire fence, which was about thirty yards from the enemy. His men got hung up in the wire, and Lieutenant Nunneley calmly stood up, encouraging and directing them regardless of all personal risks, and was shot at close quarters by the enemy.€
For his services he was mentioned in Sir John French’s Despatch of the 14th January, 1915. Lieutenant Nunneley was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and held the Society’s diploma for geographical surveying. He was also interested in church architecture, and took hundreds of photographs in many churches, minsters, cathedrals and abbeys in England, some of which have been published in various books by Mr Francis Bond. He was a member of the St. Andrews Golf Club, the €œRoyal and Ancient,€ before joining that of Sheringham.
Lieutenant Nunneley married Margery, daughter of the Hon. John Mansfield, and niece of Lord Sandhurst, and left one son, Robin Charles, born at Sheringham, Norfolk, 11th October, 1911.

Charles Nunneley