Name
Charles James Shelley Dalbiac
15 Feb 1896
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
16/06/1915
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Second Lieutenant
Northumberland Fusiliers
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 8 and 12.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
N/A
UK & Other Memorials
Aldenham School Memorial, Aldenham, Holy Trinity Church Memorial, Frogmore, St Stephens Parish Memorial Obelisk, Park Street, Radlett Town Memorial, Christchurch Memorial, Radlett, Ind. plaque in Christchurch, Radlett
Pre War
Charles James Shelley Dalbaic was born on 15 Feb 1896 in Kensington, London to Philip and Lilian Dalbiac and baptised at St Peter Cranley Gardens, Kensington on 15 May 1896. They were living at 23 Queen's Gate Gardens and his father was a Member of Parliament.
On the 1901 Census Charles was living with his parents, Elizabeth Mary (born 1890), Richard henry (born 1891), Emily Hester, (born 1894), fand Lilian Philip, together with 6 servants at Furzedown Park, Streatham.His father's occupation was given as magazine director/publisher and Colonel. By the 1911 Census his family of parents, Richard H, Emily H and Lilian P had moved to Harperbury, Radlett, Herts but Charles was not living with them (probably at Aldenham School).
Wartime Service
Charles Dalbiac was commissioned directly from Royal Military Sandhurst as 2nd Lieutenant on 16th December 1914 and joined the Northumberland Fusiliers. He was posted to 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, who as part of 9 Brigade, 3rd Division had been in France & Flanders since 14 Aug 1914.
Charles was killed in action on 16th June 1915 during the Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge (Hooge), Ypres. He was amongst the 15 officers and 645 other ranks who were killed, wounded or missing on that day. His remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres.
Biography
Charles J S Dalbiac was commissioned directly from Royal Military Sandhurst as 2nd Lieutenant on 16th December 1914. He joined the Northumberland Fusiliers. He was killed in action on 16th Jun 1915.
Additional Information
His father received a war gratuity of £35 and pay owing of £2 18s 6d. His Father (P H Dalbiac), having resigned his commission from Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment in 1890, resumed his military Service as a Colonel with the Army service Corps and went to Salonika with 60 Division Supply Train. He survived the Great War. His name appears on the St Stephens Parish Memorial Tablet, Park Street. (He registered on electoral roll as living at Harperbury, St Stephens.)
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper, Brenda Palmer
Jonty Wild
