Charles Edward Lane

A Private with 1st Regiment, Charles died on 8th of April 1917 at the age of 30. 

Charles was born at Great Yarmouth on 8 July 1886, a son of Henry James and Isabel Elizabeth Lane. He was baptised at Gorleston, on 6 August 1886. In 1891 his family lived at The Star Hotel, Great Yarmouth, where is father was the proprietor. By 1901 his family were living at 66 Southtown Road, Gorleston, and Charles was a pupil at Beccles College. By 1911 Charles' father had died and his mother lived at The Hollies, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft. 

Charles was awarded his certificate as a Second Mate for Foreign-going Vessels on 30 March 1907; his certificate as a First Mate for Foreign-going Vessels on 7 August 1909; and his certificate as Master for a Foreign-going Ship on 7 April 1911. In 1911 he was a boarder at 43 Pigott Street, Limehouse, London. 

Charles and his brother Shales moved to South Africa. 

His brother Shales also died.

Note: Commonwealth War Graves records give his age as 29.