Charles William Loynes

A Private with the 12th Battalion, Charles died on 23rd of November 1917 at the age of 27.

Charles was born at Lowestoft in 1890, a son of Charles Henry and Elizabeth Loynes. He was baptised at Saint John’s Church on 11 April 1890 and his family lived at 2 Hervey Street. By 1901 they were living at 33 Trafalgar Street, and in 1911 at 5 Trafalgar Street, and Walter was a railway clerk. Later his parents lived at 104 Beresford Road.

Charles enlisted in the Army at Lowestoft. He joined the Suffolk Regiment, service number 24494. He was posted to France to serve with the 12th Battalion. 

On 23 November 1917 the 12th Battalion were in reserve and given the task of following the 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment and the 20th Battalion Middlesex Regiment who were to attack enemy positions in front of Bourlon. From 12 noon the different companies of the battalion were sent to various positions to reinforce other battalions in the brigade. 

The battalion’s casualties for the month of November 1917 were:
Officers: one wounded and missing, six wounded
Other ranks: killed 25, missing 5, missing believed killed 7, wounded and missing 3, wounded 101

Charles was killed in action on 23 November.