Private 51608 Charles Badham Horton

Image Courtesy Terry Briody

Regiment/Unit: Cheshire Regiment - 16th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 17057, S Lancs R.

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 22nd of January 1918 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial - Panel 61 to 63.

Family details:
Next-of-kin from service papers: Mrs Emily Horton (mother), 16 Campbell Street, St Helens.

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Charles B is living at 95 Lyon Street, St Helens with parents Frederick (34), Emily (36) and three siblings: Fred (12), Emily R (10), William (8). Boarding at the address are Henry Heath (22) with his wife Charlotte Heath (25) and their son John Heath (9 Mths). 1911 - Sees 13 years old schoolboy Charles B living at 16 Campbell Street, St Helens with parents Frederick (45), Emily Jane (45) and four siblings: Emily Rose (19), Frederick (21), John William (17), Ada (5).

Notes:
Relatives [ww2cas=964]Ralph Kilshaw[/ww2cas] and [ww2cas=252]Joseph Seddon Kilgour[/ww2cas] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_people/CharlesB_Horton.jpg[/pic][caption]Private Charles Badham Horton & Unknown Person Courtesy Terry Briody[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_people/51608CharlesBadhamHortonMALTA_a.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_people/51608CharlesBadhamHortonMALTA_b.jpg[/pic][caption]A Postcard from Malta - Courtesy Terry Briody[/caption] [pic]imgs/TyneCotPhotos/HortonCB_Cheshires.JPG[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Charles Badham Horton on the Tyne Cot Memorial (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]