Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Vimy Memorial | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 45A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Military Medal | ||
Early Life :
Charles was born in St Helier, Jersey on 16th April 1885. He is shown as a boarder at a small private school in Acocks Green, Solihull, Worcestershire, in the 1901 census. By the time of the 1911 census he is shown as a Railway Booking Clerk, supporting his widowed Mother, Mary Louisa, age 53, and two sisters, Gladys May, age 16, and Dorothy Alexandria, age 13, at 53 Crowhurst Road, Colchester. He emigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1912, by way of the SS Lake Manitoba from Liverpool.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 13/Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) |
| Action : The Final Advance in Artois |
The Final Advance in Artois occured 2nd October - 11th November 1918. Concurrently with the advances in the Somme and Arras sectors the First and Fifth British Armies continued the advance and chase the Germans back towards the Belgian border.
Detail :
CSM. Charles Aubin Legros, MM. 13th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regt.). Killed in Action 1st October 1918. Age 33.
He enlisted, as a Sergeant, having served for 10 months in the 100th Winipeg Grenadiers, into the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 2nd July 1915. His attestation paper shows his next of kin as his Mother, residing at 8 Capel Road, Colchester, Essex. He was 5 foot 7 inches tall, 40 inch chest, light complexion, Grey Eyes and light brown hair, and considered fit for service. By the end of September 1918 the Canadians were threatening Cambrai and the Germans were resisting fiercely but the Canadians continued to push hard and it is likely that Charles was killed in the fighting around Bl-court. Charles does not have a grave and is commemorated on the Canadian Memorial to the Missing at Vimy Ridge.
Commemorated: Vimy Memorial.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Abiff No. 2810 E.C. | Suffolk |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th September 1910 | 18th October 1910 | 15th November 1910 |
Employed as a Railway Clerk and resident at Darsham when he was initiated into Abiff Lodge No. 2810 in 1910. He has 4 years war service recorded in the contribution register and a final comment of "Killed in Action 6th October 1918."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley