Charles Edmund's Story.
Birkenhead News 19 December 1914BIRKENHEAD PRIVATE KILLED.
Buried at Ypres.
Mrs. Doswell, of 2, Salisbury Street*, Birkenhead, has now received an official intimation from the War Office that her son, Private C. E. Doswell, 1st South Wales Borderers, was killed in action on November 3rd, at Ypres, and buried at Ypres Cemetery.
Deceased, who was only 20 years of age on the 26th April last, had been in the South Wales Borderers for about twelve months, and went to the front with the first contingent at the commencement of the war. He was very well known in Birkenhead, and also had a large number of friends in the Higher Tranmere district, amongst whom he was very popular.
Mrs. Doswell has received the following condolence message from Lord Kitchener. “The King commands me to assure you of the true sympathy of His Majesty and the Queen in your sorrow, - Kitchener.”
* Military records show the family's home address as 21, Salisbury Street, Birkenhead.
Charles Doswell’s brother Harry Doswell was killed in action on the 3rd December 1917.
Charles Doswell’s photograph and newspaper article by Chris Booth.