Name
Charles Marlow
22 May 1894.
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
11/04/1917
23 years.
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
25509
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
112th Company.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 10
France
Headstone Inscription
N/A
UK & Other Memorials
St Mary's Church Memorial, Kings Walden, Breachwood Green Baptist Chapel Memorial, Breachwood Green, Not on Welwyn War Memorial.
Pre War
Charles Marlow was born in Kings Walden, Hertfordshire on 22 May 1894, the son of Arthur Marlow and Elizabeth Mary Ann Marlow (nee Pitts). He was baptised at St Marys, Kings Walden, Herts on 5 October 1894. He was one of eight children, although one had died by 1911 and his younger brother James died in 1912.
On the 1901 Census The family were living at Breachwood Green, near Kings Walden and his father was working as a horsekeeper on a Farm. Older brothers Herbert (22) and William (19) were also working as farm labourers.
Charles attended Lee Green, Kings Walden and Breachwood Green National Schools.
At the time of the 1911 Census the family were living at 14 Breachwood Green, Welwyn, Herts and both Charles and his younger brother James were working as farm labourers, with his father a farm labourer (horsekeeper).
His parents later lived at 4 Henry Street, Luton, Beds.
N.B. Welwyn was a postal district. Breachwood Green was nearer to Kings Walden.
Wartime Service
Charles enlisted in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, and joined the Bedfordshire Regiment with the service No 20274. He later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps with the service No 25509.
He was killed in action during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, (part of the Arras Offensive) on 11 April 1917. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Additional Information
His father received a war gratuity of £9 and pay owing of £9 17s 9d. No pension records have been found.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne, Brenda Palmer
Paul Johnson, June Colegrove, Mark Morgan, Brenda Palmer.
