Charles Stanley James

An Able Seaman with H.M.S. Leda., Charles died on 3rd of November 1915 at the age of 19. 

Charles was born at Lowestoft on 19 April 1896, a son of John Francis and Florence May James. He was baptised at Saint Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, on 10 May 1896, and his family lived at 9 White Horse Street, Lowestoft. (1901) By 1911 Charles’ mother had died and his father lived at 12 White Horse Street, Lowestoft. 

On 18 July 1912 Charles joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class. When the First World War began Charles was serving as an Ordinary Seaman on the minesweeper H.M.S. Leda. 

Charles became unwell with Otitis Media which developed into Septic Meningitis. He was transferred to the Hospital Ship Garth Castle, at Cromarty Firth, where he died at 6.50 a.m. on 3 November 1915.