Charlie Marsden (1883-1917)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- MARSDEN, CHARLIE. Private. No 31751. 2/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Gardner Street, Lockwood, in 1883. Educated at Lockwood Schools. Husband of Caroline Marsden, 92 Whitehead Lane, Primrose Hill, Huddersfield. Employed as a scourer by Messrs Crowther Brothers, Stanley Mills, Milnsbridge. Enlisted 28.5.1917. Reported missing, presumed killed, at the Battle of Cambrai, 25.11.1917, aged 32. Has no known grave. Commemorated CAMBRAI MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private CHARLIE MARSDEN
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Sunday, November 25, 1917
- age: 32 years
- record ID: 1755058
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #1755058)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #2923312)