Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Date of death
27 June 1916
Age of death
19
Address
10 Chingford Road
Woodford Green
Woodford
RED
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Address source
1911 Census
Local memorial
Cemetery / Memorial
France
Biography
Charles Willett was one of ten children born to gardener Arthur Willett and his wife, Annie.
In 1911, the family lived at 10 Chingford Lane, Woodford Green, and fourteen year old Charles was working as an assistant grocer. Charles joined the army and was posted to the Western Front with the 9th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifles Corps. He was killed in action on the 27th June 1916.
After the war, Charles’ younger brother Edward also joined the Kings Royal Rifle Corps once he turned 18 years old in 1920.
Research by Redbridge Museum
Sources:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Ancestry.com