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Son of George Gray and Ellen Stephen, of Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Husband of Anna Sarah Walpole, of Wiarton, Bruce, Ontario, and Oxenden, Grey, Ontario.
Charles was deployed by mistake to the 22nd Battalion when he left England for the front. As he was unable to serve in a Francophone unit, he was transferred to the 24th Battalion one month later.
In the trenches of Saint-Éloi, Belgium, on 26 April 1916, he was severely wounded and died of his wounds three days later at No. 10 Casualty clearing station in “Remy Siding”, near Poperinghe.
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In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 94 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery is located about 12 kilometres west of Ieper town centre, on the Boescheepseweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge.
From Ieper town centre, the Poperingseweg (N308) is reached via Elverdingsestraat, then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching Poperinge, the N308 joins the left hand turning onto the R33, Poperinge ring road. The R33 ring continues to the left hand junction with the N38 Frans-Vlaanderenweg. 800 metres along the N38 lies the left hand turning onto Lenestraat. The next immediate right hand turning leads onto Boescheepseweg. The cemetery itself is located 2 kilometres along Boescheepseweg on the right hand side of the road.
From Calais, take the motorway A16 signposted Dunkerque/Lille. At Dunkerque take the motorway signposted Lille/Ypres, the A25. Leave the motorway at Junction 13, the village of Steenvoorde. Follow the D948/N38 signposted Ieper/Poperinge. After approximately 8-10 kilometres Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery will be signposted off to the right.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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