BRIGHTON Charles Henry

  • First Name(s):
    Charles 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    BRIGHTON
  • Service Number:
    19937
  • Rank:

    Lance Corporal

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Grenadier Guards
  • Battalion:
    2nd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    12th May 1916
  • Age At Death:
    20
  • Cause of Death:
    Died of wounds
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France, Grave I. M. 21.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born All Saints, Worcester, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of H. Childs, 3 Court, 8 House, Dollday, Worcester

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BRIGHTON Charles Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester All Saints Church
Worcester Guildhall

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Appears on both memorials as H. Brighton.

Further Information About BRIGHTON Charles Henry

1901 Census – unable to locate

1911 Census
7 Dolday (1 room).
Harry Brighton, age 15, Porcelain worker, born Worcester
With parents Harry Childs, age 50, Boarder, Bricklayer, born Kidderminster; Emily Brighton, age 44; and 2 sisters [parents had been together for many years but hadn’t married]

Awarded the Victory, Star and British War Medals. Entered the French theatre of war on 24th August 1915.

A photograph of Corporal C.H. Brighton can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 27th May 1916, available at Worcestershire Archives.

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Credits: Census and Medal Roll researched and transcribed by Paul Hudson.