| Charles Gammage | |||
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| A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour | |||
| Rank | Private | ||
| Number | 18779 | ||
| Company | |||
| Attached § | |||
| Transferred ¥ | |||
| Former unit ‡ | 203155, Liverpool Regiment | ||
| Enlisted | 1914, Bolton, Lancashire | ||
| Resident | 18 Norfolk Street, Bolton | ||
| Born | Atherton, Lancashire | ||
| Died | 3 January 1919 | ||
| Where died | Calais | ||
| How died | Bronchitis and Influenza | ||
| Age | 33 | ||
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
| Grave/Memorial | Grave | ||
| Reference no. | VII.E.5. | ||
| Resting place | Les Baraques Military Cemetery | ||
| Source | |||
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| Definitions | |||
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| *All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries.*§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment). |
| Notes | |||
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| *Son of George and Emma Gammage, of 50 Pen Street, Bolton, Lnacshire.*Husband of Esther Gammage, of 18 Norfolk Street, Bolton.*Fought at Gallipoli, then transferred to France and later taken prisoner of war in 1917.*Died of bronchitis and influenza on return home journey after 18 months of captivity in Germany. |
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