Born: 1876, Hunslet
Died: 15 August 1917
Buried: Viamertinghe New Military Cemetery
Address: 22 Chapel Street, Eccleshill
Parents: Thomas & Leah, nee Cartlidge
Spouse: Mary, nee Holdsworth
Siblings: Eight
Occupation: RAilway booking clerk
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Gunner
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park and St Luk’s
Children:
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Charles Henry Mould
Charles Henry Mould was born in
1876 in Hunslet the son of Thomas
Mould and Leah, nee Cartlidge.
In 1891, at 15 years of age, Charles
was working as an office boy.
By 1901 the family had moved to
Leicester. Charles had left home
and was working as a railway
signal man and boarding at 42
Kingswood Street, Great Horton.
On the 7th of September 1902 at St
Peter parish church Charles married
Mary Holdsworth. He was 25
years of age and working as a
railway booking clerk.
Mary was 23 years of age living at
71 Victoria Road,
Eccleshill and the
daughter of Samuel
Holdsworth, a
wheelwright.
When Charles joined up
he was living at 22
Chapel Street,
Eccleshill. He enlisted
as Gunner 780770 in
the 61st Division
Ammunition Column of the Royal
Field Artillery on the 27th of May
1915.
This was an infantry division of the
British Army raised in 1915 as a
second-line reserve for the
first-line battalions and was
sent to the front on the 21st
of May 1916 and served
there for the duration of the
war.
The 61st Division fought in
the Battle of Fromelles and
later in the third Battle of
Ypres 31st July to the 10th
November 1917. Charles
was killed in action on the 15th of
August 1917. He was 41 years of
age.
Charles is buried in the
Viamertinghe New Military
Cemetery. The village was used
both by artillery units and field
ambulances when in June 1917 the
new cemetery was built in
anticipation of the Allied Offensive
launched on this part of the front in
July.
He left his effects to his widow
Mary who received £5.16.8d on the
1st of February 1918 and a War
Gratuity of £9.10.0d on the 17th
November 1919.
.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
