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Charles Edward Sadler

Date of Birth

Unknown

College

Borough Road College

Service number

Unknown

WW1 rank

Second Lieutenant

East Lancashire Regiment, 10th Battalion attd. 1st Battalion

Date of death

1 July 1916

Location of death

Beaumont Hamel

Buried/memorial

Buried at Beaumont Hamel, Memorialised on Thiepval Memorial (Grave/Memorial reference: Pier and Face 6 C.)

Biography

Second Lieutenant Charles Edward Sadler was the son of William E. and Sarah Sadler. He attended Borough Road College for two years, though nothing is known of his time spent at the college. Sadler signed up for active service and joined the East Lancashire Regiment. He was killed on the 1 July 1916 whilst leading his men at Beaumont Hamel.

Sources

Entry on p.88 [Roll of Honour page], Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, BRCSYG52, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, University of London O.C.T. Roll of Honour (http://archive.org/stream/universityoflond00londuoft/universityoflond00londuoft_djvu.txt)