CHARLES CALEY

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   Photograph courtesy of John.

Born: 21st April 1898, Ipswich, Suffolk.

Baptised: 6th October 1901, at All Saints Church, Ipswich, with brother William George Caley, born 18th December 1900 – family home at 26, Wallace Road, Ipswich.

Died: 30th August 1916; age 18; KiA.

Residence: 405, Bramford Road, Ipswich.

Occupation: at the coal merchants, Mellonie and Goulder, Ipswich.

Enlistment Location: Ipswich.

 

Rank: Private; Service Number: 3407

Regiment: Suffolk Regiment, 4th Battalion.

 

Medals Awarded: Victory & British War.

 

Memorial Reference:

Pier & Face 1C & 2A.

Thiepval Memorial,

Somme,

France.

 

Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Edgar & Martha Caley, of 405, Bramford Road, Ipswich.

 

Brother to STANLEY FREDERICK CALEY.

 

CENSUS

 

1901   26, Wallace Road, Ipswich.

Charles was 2 years old and living with his parents & siblings.

Edgar Caley, 42, a General Labourer, born Baylam, Suffolk.

Martha Emma Caley (nee Sawyer), 38, born Sutton, Suffolk.

Edward Caley, 17, a General Labourer, born Freston, Suffolk.

Rose Caley, 15, born Wherstead.

Herbert Caley, 13, a Milk Seller, born Wherstead.

Harry Caley, 12, born Wherstead.

Alice Caley, 10, born Wherstead.

Margaret Caley, 7, born Ipswich.

Stanley Frederick Caley, 4, born Ipswich.

William George Caley, 3 months, born Ipswich.

 

1911   405, Bramford Road, Ipswich.

Charles 12 years old and living with his parents & siblings.

Edgar, 52, a Horseman – Borough Council.

Martha, 48.

Herbert, 23, a Labourer – Borough Council.

Margaret, 17.

Stanley, 14, an Errand Boy – Beer Bottles.

William, 10.

Bertram Caley, 7, born Ipswich.

 

Soldiers’ Effects to Edgar Caley – father.

 

Charles is also remembered on the war memorial at SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL, Ipswich.

Image from the Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury – 1916

Suffolk reg

The 4th Battalion
24th August 33rd  Division were able to make further progress to the north east of Delville wood, the battalion moving forward to a different set of trenches in Fricourt wood. At 03:45 on the 25th a bombardment opened for an attack two hours later. That afternoon the battalion advanced first to Montauban Alley and then Carleton trench, and during the night to Savoy trench and George street. When going round the trenches at daybreak on the 26th. On the 28th the battalion moved up into the newly captured portion of the Wood lane, the company in support in Orchard street being heavily shelled. On August 30th the Germans made a violent bombing attack on Wood Lane, but this was repulsed with loss, they bombarded Orchard trench once more, causing a good many casualties, including Captain B St. J. Glanfield and 2nd Liuts. C.W. Botton and C. M. Oliver, Wounded. Shortly afterwards Captain Glanfield died of wounds. The next day the battalion went back to camp near Dernancourt. 
extract from Suffolk Regiment history 1914-1927 Lt col C.C.R. Murphy.
 Suffolk reg

Suffolk Regiment, 4th Battalion:

Suffolk Regiment Battalion movements

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One Comment

  • My father, Charles Albert Caley was born on 1st February 1893 in Long Sutton Lincolnshire

    While working in Stamford in 1914 he signed up to join The Lincolnshire Registment.

    At Poperinghe in Belgium 1915, while reading a newspaper in the trenches on 17th September, shrapnel came over and penetrated his leg, half way between his hip and knee.

    IF THE SHRAPNEL HAD PENETRATED 6 INCHES HIGHER, I WOULDN’T BE WRITING THIS ARTICLE NOW!

    That was the end of his war.

    He married in 1932 at Sleaford Lincolnshire. Daughter Joan is alive 90: son Doug died a few years ago, and me, Raymond, 82, was concocted in 1942 when Dad was around 49, a Christmas a year earlier. He obviously still had continous venom in him then!

    I miss him hugely, as do many of you too East Anglians, both First and Second World Warers

    Raymond Caley

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