Name
Charles James E Judge
1898
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
25/09/1915
17
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
S/2292
Royal Sussex Regiment
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
DUD CORNER CEMETERY, LOOS
VI. H. 10.
France
Headstone Inscription
THEN GOD'S SOLDIER HE BE
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Hemel Hempstead memorials, Not on the Boxmoor memorials
Pre War
Charles James E Judge was born in 1898 in Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, the son of Edward and Kathleen Judge. His father had been a licensed victualler,
On the 1901 Census the family, consisting of his mother and sisters Viola and Margaret, were living at Bunyan House, Berkeley Road, Birchington, Kent with two servants. His father was not listed with them but was a boarder at Home Cottage Inn, Reigate, Surrey and working as a Coal Merchant.
By 1911 they had moved to Back Lane, St Mary Bourne, Andover Hampshire where his father was living on private means.
On enlistment the family were living at Tillington, Sussex.
His parents later lived at 39 Chesham Buildings, Duke Street, London and 18, Clarendon Buildings, Balderton St., London, W1.
Wartime Service
Charles was a reservist and enlisted in Chichester at the outbreak of war and served as Lance Corporal in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. He was in action in France from 1 May 1915.
He was killed in action on 25 September 1915 when the 2nd Battalion were attacking the German lines north of Loos. The British artillery bombarded enemy positions with gas, but the wind changed and as they advanced they were met by clouds of gas, continuous rifle and machine gun fire and uncut wire. One survivor said "Men were falling like corn being mown down."
He was one of the 183 officers and men of the 2nd Battalion who died that day at the Battle of Loos, with many more being injured.
He is buried at Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos.
Additional Information
His father received a war gratuity of £4 and pay owing of £3 13s 4d. He also received a pension of 7s 6d a week, which rose to 9 shillings in 1924.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
Jonty Wild, www.greatwarforum.org., www2.westsussex.gov.uk, www.roll-of-honour.com
