Person    | Male  Born 1894  Died 12/10/1918

Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man:
Private Charles James Rooke. Born in 1894 in Lambeth, the son of James Rooke and Emma Eliza Rooke née Thorn. His father was a grocer and the family were living at 15 St Marks Road, Kennington. His father died in 1899 and the 1901 census shows him living with his mother, two brothers and two sisters at 35 Chalmers Street, Battersea. His eldest brother, William Thomas Rooke was shown as a Telegraph Messenger.In October 1910 Charles James Rooke was also appointed as an Assistant Postman in the London Postal Service and the 1911 census shows him with his mother, two brothers and one sister at 32 Robertson Street, Battersea. His occupation is shown as a G.P.O. Telegraph Messenger. In February 1914 he was appointed as a Postman in the Western District Office. His military records show that he served as a pioneer in the Royal Engineers, Postal Section, service number 137024, as a private in the 8th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles), service number 48625 and finally as a private in the 1st/5th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders, service number S/43726. He was Killed in Action on 12 October 1918, aged 24 years, and is buried in Grave A.4. in the Avesnes-Le-Sec Communal Cemetery Extension, Department of the Nord, France. On 13 February 1919 his mother received his effects from the army of £21-7s-5d followed by a further £1 on 23 April 1919, but for some unknown reason he was recorded as 'Not Admissible' for the usual War Gratuity. He was posthumously awarded The British War Medal 1914-1918 and The Victory Medal.

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