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Charles Gordon Mortimer

In memory of:

Lieutenant Charles Gordon Mortimer

October 21, 1916

Military Service

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Horse Artillery

Division:

attd. 24th Anti-Aircraft Bty

Additional Information

Son of Charles White Mortimer and Mrs. Mortimer. Cadet of the Royal Military College, Canada. Barrister-at-Law, Canadian Bar. Born at Los Angeles.

Commemorated on Page 573 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY
Malta

Grave Reference:

D. XIV. I.

Location:

Pieta is the name of a village and a creek at the head of Marsamuscetto Harbour, near the base of the peninsula on which Valletta stands. The PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY is 1.5 kilometres away from Valletta and is approached by the main road running north-west to Sliema. Where this turns towards the head of Pieta creek it leaves, on the left hand side, the cemeteries of Ta-Braxia and Pieta. At the bottom of Ta-Braxia Cemetery there is a sign post indicating Pieta Cemetery at the beginning of the street Triq id Duluri (Our Lady of Sorrows Street). The PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY is located about 100 metres up this street.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– MORTIMER Charles Gordon. Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, attached 24th Anti-Aircraft Battery, died 21st October 1916, aged 26 years. The son of Charles White Mortimer and Mrs. Mortimer. Cadet of the Royal Military College, Canada, Barrister at Law, Canadian Bar. Born in Los Angeles, U.S.A. His father was H.B.M. Consul in Los Angeles. At rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.

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    Grave Marker – MORTIMER Charles Gordon. Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, attached 24th Anti-Aircraft Battery, died 21st October 1916, aged 26 years. The son of Charles White Mortimer and Mrs. Mortimer. Cadet of the Royal Military College, Canada, Barrister at Law, Canadian Bar. Born in Los Angeles, U.S.A. His father was H.B.M. Consul in Los Angeles. At rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.
  • Photo of CHARLES GORDON MORTIMER– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of CHARLES GORDON MORTIMER – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Osgoode Hall War Memorial
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    Newspaper Clipping
  • Photo of Charles Gordon Mortimer– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Charles Gordon Mortimer – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 792 Lieut Charles Gordon Mortimer was the son of Charles White Mortimer and Mrs. Mortimer. He was born at Los Angeles. He was a Cadet of the Royal Military College, Canada. He was a Barrister-at-Law, Canadian Bar. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, attd. 24th Anti-Aircraft Bty. He was buried in the Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 792 Lieut Charles Gordon Mortimer was the son of Charles White Mortimer and Mrs. Mortimer. He was born at Los Angeles. He was a Cadet of the Royal Military College, Canada. He was a Barrister-at-Law, Canadian Bar. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, attd. 24th Anti-Aircraft Bty. He was buried in the Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta.
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 792 Lieut Charles Gordon Mortimer was the son of Charles White Mortimer and Mrs. Mortimer. He was born at Los Angeles. He was a Cadet of the Royal Military College, Canada. He was a Barrister-at-Law, Canadian Bar. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, attd. 24th Anti-Aircraft Bty. He was buried in the Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta.

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 792 Lieut Charles Gordon Mortimer was the son of Charles White Mortimer and Mrs. Mortimer. He was born at Los Angeles. He was a Cadet of the Royal Military College, Canada. He was a Barrister-at-Law, Canadian Bar. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, attd. 24th Anti-Aircraft Bty. He was buried in the Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta.
  • Memorial Doll– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 792 Lieut Charles Gordon Mortimer was the son of Charles White Mortimer and Mrs. Mortimer. He was born at Los Angeles. He was a Cadet of the Royal Military College, Canada. He was a Barrister-at-Law, Canadian Bar. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, attd. 24th Anti-Aircraft Bty. He was buried in the Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta.

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    Memorial Doll
    Memorial Doll – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 792 Lieut Charles Gordon Mortimer was the son of Charles White Mortimer and Mrs. Mortimer. He was born at Los Angeles. He was a Cadet of the Royal Military College, Canada. He was a Barrister-at-Law, Canadian Bar. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, attd. 24th Anti-Aircraft Bty. He was buried in the Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta.
  • Biography– Lt. Charles G. Mortimer. Son of Charles White Mortimer, Barrister, of Los Angeles, California. Diploma, Royal Military College, 1911. Admitted as a law student in at age 20. Called to the bar 22 May 1914. Practised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in action October 1916.

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    Biography – Lt. Charles G. Mortimer. Son of Charles White Mortimer, Barrister, of Los Angeles, California. Diploma, Royal Military College, 1911. Admitted as a law student in at age 20. Called to the bar 22 May 1914. Practised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in action October 1916.
  • Memorial Stair– Memorial stairwell, Royal Military College of Canada

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    Memorial Stair
    Memorial Stair – Memorial stairwell, Royal Military College of Canada
  • Memorial Arch– Memorial arch, Royal Military College of Canada

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    Memorial Arch
    Memorial Arch – Memorial arch, Royal Military College of Canada

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