Charles Matthew Britten
Employed by W R Brockton of Farndon.
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Son of Charles Matthew and Amelia Britten, of 112, Beacon Hill, Newark.
Enlisted 10th November 1914 in the 2/8th Bn Sherwood Foresters.
Served during the Irish Rebellion
Discharged from the Sherwood Foresters in Ireland
Re enlisted Machine Gun Corp
Served in France for 2 years.
July 1918th went over the top with an officer to a forward gun emplacement, they were spotted in the open by the enemy and came under heavy fire. The officer said they better turn back, on reaching their lines Cpl Britten realised he had dropped some kit. He returned to fetch it and was shot in the back returning. The officer went to help and was also wounded.
Removed to General Hospital Boulogne
Returned to the UK, King Georges Hospital, London.
Died with his parents at his bedside.
His brother John henry Britten 1/8th Bn Sherwood Foresters wounded in France 31st August 1915.
CWGC Gravestone, Newark
Gary Tranter - 2014
Photo of Charles Matthew Britten
Photo of Charles Matthew Britten