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Rank : Lieutenant

Army Number : PS/2917

Unit : 1st Bn

Biography :

Educated at Loughborough Grammar School, Charles Lancaster was articled as a solicitor's clerk in his father's office, frequently attending the Loughborough police court as a student; he clearly intended following his father in his practice as an advocate. He also joined the Longcliffe Golf Club.
He enlisted in September 1914 in 21st University and Public Schools (UPS) Battalion, which in Feb 1915 became 21st (Service) Battalion The Royal Fusiliers. He was Private PS/2917, and went with the Bn to France on 14.11.1915. In the following spring Charles returned to England to prepare for a commission. Upon passing through the course he was gazetted on 5.9.1916 as 2nd Lieutenant in The Leicestershire Regiment, and joined A Company 1st Battalion on 13.10.1916 in France. While Assistant Adjutant of 1st Bn, he was Killed in Action near Lagnicourt in France on 21.3.1918, aged 28. He is commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France; on the memorial in the former St. Peter's Church building, Loughborough; on the memorial at Loughborough Grammar School; on the memorial plaque at Longcliffe Golf Club; and on the Carillon Tower Museum.

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Date of Birth : c1890

Place of Birth : Clitheroe, Lancs

Date of Death : 21.3.1918

Place of Death : Lagnicourt, France

Civil Occupation : articled solicitor

Period of Service : 1914-18

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France