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Private : 2nd/2nd East Lancs Field Amb, Royal Army Medical Corps
Rank : Private
Regiment : 2nd/2nd East Lancs Field Amb, Royal Army Medical Corps
Service Number : 448
Death : 13 August 1915
Buried : Panel 199 and 200 or 236 to 239 and 328. Helles Memorial, Turkey
Private Charles Midgley lived at 23 Duke-street, Harle Syke.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission >>Burnley News, 1st September 1915
Private Charles MidgleyNo news has yet been received of Private Charles Midgley of 23 Duke Street Harle Syke, who was a member of the R.A.M.C on board the ill-fated ship. Midgley, who was formerly a weaver, was known to be a good swimmer.
The ship referred to is R.M.S Royal Edward. It was sunk by an enemy submarine in the Aegean Sea on 13th August 1915.
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