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Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man:
Rifleman Charles James Howard Hall.   Born on the 23^rd January 1893 in Marylebone, London, the son of Charles James and Sarah Hall. His father was Gentleman’s Servant, who would later become a Carpenter and then a Window Cleaner. He was baptised on the 26^th January 1893 at St Marks Church, Marylebone Road, and the family were living at 12 Hanover Place, Regents Park. In March 1901 the family were living in River Cottages, Stanwell, Staines, Middlesex. In August 1910 he was appointed as a Assistant Postman in the London Postal Service and in April 1911 he was living with his parents at 32 Park Road, Upper Baker Street, Regents Park and was a G.P.O. Telegraph Messenger. In May 1913 he was promoted to Postman at the London Western District Office. He became married and joined the 9^th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Rifles). He Died of Wounds on the 2^nd July 1916, aged 23 years and is buried in Grave 1.C.8. at the Couin British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France and was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. His widow went on to remarry and become Mrs Elizabeth F. Turner living at 4 Charles Lane, St John’s Wood.

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