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Charles Richard Kirkman Constable was born in Beverley the 15 Mar 1892 and baptised at St Mary’s Church the 6 Apr 1892, the son of Henry Constable, a tanner's labourer and Ellen (nee Gleadhill), they married in 1883. The family lived in Wood Lane and Grayburn Lane and later at 51 Minstermoorgate. Charles worked at the whiting works as a labourer. He joined the Beverley Church Lads’ Brigade in 1909 and was described as “of good character” but “a very quiet lad”, “shy” and “delicate”. In 1915, Charles and his family moved to Day Street, Anlaby Road, Hull. Charles was a tanner's labourer, specifically a “butt lifter in a liquor yard”.
Charles enlisted in Dec 1915, he was in the reserve until the summer of 1916. He joined the East Yorkshire Regiment as a Private but after training was assigned to the Machine Gun Corps on 23 Nov 1916. He arrived in France on 2 Mar 1917 and served in the 62nd Company of the MGC. They joined the 21st Battalion of in Jan 1918. Contrary to his CLB assessments he had at least three punishments for infractions of military discipline. He left the MGC in Oct 1919. Charles was awarded the War and Victory medals. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 30 Aug 1918, for conspicuous gallantry.
Charles returned to being a tanner’s labourer. He lived with his family in Londesborough Terrace, Marmaduke Street, Hessle Road, Hull. Charles died in 1925.
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