Charles Leggitt (1897 - 1917)

Biography

Private Charles Leggitt was Killed in Action during World War I.

Charles Leggitt

Birth Probably 1897. Baptised on 04 Apr 1897 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England^[1]. Parents named as Thomas and Mary

Census 1901 Living at 99, Church Street, Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England^[2]
Thomas Leggitt, Head, Married, age 59 (1842), born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, Coal Carter
Mary Leggitt, Wife, age 40 (1861), born in Whittington, Derbyshire, England
Robert Loomes, Step Son, Single, age 17 (1884), born in Whittington, Derbyshire, England, Iron Pipe Moulder
Thomas Loomes Son, age 14 (1887), born in Whittington, Derbyshire, England, Corn Boy At Farm
Joseph Loomes, Son, age 12 (1889), born in Whittington, Derbyshire, England, Attending School
Christopher Loomes, Son, age 9 (1892), born in Whittington, Derbyshire, England, Attending School
Arthur Loomes, Son, age 6 (1895), born in Whittington, Derbyshire, England, Attending School
Charles Leggitt, Son, age 4 (1897), born in Whittington, Derbyshire, England, Attending School
Rheuben Leggitt, Son, age 1 (1900), born in Whittington, Derbyshire, England, Attending School

Census 1911 Living at 78 Church St, Old Whittington, Derbyshire, England^[3]
Thomas Leggitt, Head, Widower, age 69 (1842) Horncastle Lincolnshire, Out Of Work
Charlie Leggitt, Son, age 14 (1897) Old Whittington Derbyshire, Working Of Farm
Reuben Leggitt, Son, age 11 (1900) Old Whittington Derbyshire, Scholar

Private Charles Leggitt served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): 16th (Service) Battalion (Chatsworth Rifles) Sherwood Foresters
Service ended: 5 November 1917

Death Killed in action on 05 Nov 1917, serving as a private in the 16th Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) in France & Flanders^[4][5]. Birth place given as Whittington, Derbyshire.

Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Passchendaele, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium. ^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ Derbyshire Baptism Index 1538-1910 Transcription https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=R_22561809614
2. ↑ 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1901%2f3251-3253%2f0695&parentid=gbc%2f1901%2f0018997033
3. ↑ 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f21109%2f0387&parentid=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f21109%2f0387%2f3
4. ↑ Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WWISD/0099336
5. ↑ "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name Charles Leggitt Birth Place Old Whittington, Derbyshire Death Date 5 Nov 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Chesterfield, Derbyshire Rank Private Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment Battalion 16th Battalion Regimental Number 268846 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #99336
6. ↑ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" CHARLES LEGGITT, TYNE COT MEMORIAL Panel 99 to 102. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/835705/charles-leggitt/
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11950213/charles-leggitt: accessed 23 June 2023), memorial page for Private Charles Leggitt (unknown–5 Nov 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #11950213, citing Tyne Cot Memorial, Passchendaele, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium; Maintained by Paul R (contributor 47317162).

• Title: 1911 England Census Note: CONT
• Author: FreeBMD Title: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont; Note: CONT
• Author: Ancestry.com Title: England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1837-1983 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont; Note: CONT