Roll of Honour: Person Info

Personal Details

Service No:2854
Rank:Private
Last Name:WILLIAMSON
First Name:CHARLES
Initials:C
Born:Unknown

Death Details

Date of Death:1916-10-18
Age at Death:18
Cause of Death:Killed in action. On the 18th October 1916, at 3.40 am, three companies of the 1st S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The B Coy failed to realize that they had reached Snag Trench and continued beyond it. They had lost touch with their flanks and only some men succeeded to come back. Only a block was established at 50 metres of The Pimple. The D Company launched an attack at 5.45 pm and Snag Trench was occupied but the machine-gun fire from the Butte de Warlencourt took a heavy toll, leaving a small group in the trench.

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