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)