SHUARD Charles

1901 Census:
13 New Bank St, Barbourne
William Shuard, head, age 29
Annie Shuard, wife, age 30
Charles Shuard, son, age 11, born Worcester
Annie Shuard, daughter, age 3
William Shuard, son, age 3 months

The marriage of Charles Shuard to Violet E. Fowler is registered in the December Quarter 1914 under the Worcester Registration District.

A photograph of Private C. Sheward, Northumberland Fusiliers, son in law of Mrs Fowler can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 16th June 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

The following information has been researched by Geoff Hill:
1911 Census
7 Blanquettes Street, Barbourne
Charles Shuard, aged 20, adopted son, brewery labourer
At the same address: adoptive father, adoptive mother, 1 adoptive brother and 4 adoptive sisters.

The 9th April 1917 was the opening day of the Battle of Arras. One of the actions on that day was The First Battle of The Scarpe. The primary objective on the first day of the offensive was the Observation Ridge north of the Cambrai to Arras road. Secondary objectives were the village of Feuchy plus the German second and third trench lines. The 102nd Infantry Brigade, which included the 23rd Northumberland Fusiliers, had little problem in clearing both the first line of German trenches (the Black Line) and the second line (the Blue Line) to halt at the Brown Line south-west of Bailleul-sur-Berthoult. However on the left, the lead battalions had more problems with enfilade machine-gun fire from their left. Other battalions coming up in support were also halted by the machine-guns in The Pump.
In September 1917 Charles Shuard’s personal effects were returned to his wife, then living at 1 Spring Terrace, Hill Street, Worcester.