emo924 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I am seeking any information at all on Charles Ashley Shute - Sergeant/2nd Lieutenant, York and Lancaster Regiment. Charles was born in Northumberland in 1895. By 1911 he was living at Outwood near Wakefield but sometime between then and the outbreak of the 1st WW his family moved to Deepcar where they lived at Low Wood Villa. Charles enlisted into the 1/4th Y&L - The Hallamshires before being commissioned in 1918 and being attached to the 13th Bn. He won the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry during a trench raid in 1916 and then was awarded a Military Cross whilst serving with the 13th Battalion. He married Gertie Challis (who was born in Bolsterstone) at Wortley in 1918 and they had two children, Ruth born in 1919 and Charles born in 1925. Charles Shute died at Sheffield in September 1958 and Gertie died in 1974. Any information at all would be gratefully received, Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I am seeking any information at all on Charles Ashley Shute - Sergeant/2nd Lieutenant, York and Lancaster Regiment. Charles was born in Northumberland in 1895. By 1911 he was living at Outwood near Wakefield but sometime between then and the outbreak of the 1st WW his family moved to Deepcar where they lived at Low Wood Villa. Charles enlisted into the 1/4th Y&L - The Hallamshires before being commissioned in 1918 and being attached to the 13th Bn. He won the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry during a trench raid in 1916 and then was awarded a Military Cross whilst serving with the 13th Battalion. He married Gertie Challis (who was born in Bolsterstone) at Wortley in 1918 and they had two children, Ruth born in 1919 and Charles born in 1925. Charles Shute died at Sheffield in September 1958 and Gertie died in 1974. Any information at all would be gratefully received, Thanks He does not appear on the St Johns Deepcar Roll of Honour. Not exactly information, but could complete the picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emo924 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Stuart Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to respond - much appreciated. His family moved about a little. From their Northumberland/Durham roots, they moved first to West Yorkshire, then South (Deepcar) before moving to the Midlands after or during the war. The father, Robert was a Pit Deputy so no doubt the frequent moves were driven by his work. It does seem though that Charles remained in the Deepcar area until his death in 1958. Do you know if, during the war years there was any kind of newspaper local to Deepcar/Stocksbridge? There is certainly no picture of him in the Sheffield newspapers of the time although there may have been a mention of the award of his DCM - I haven't as yet had the chance to check. Regards and thanks again Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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