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Charles Samuel ROLFE
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Charles Samuel ROLFE 3 4 5
- Born: 16 Feb 1895, Battersea, Surrey 3 4
- Marriage: Cecil Maud "Nan" GASCOINE on 11 Jun 1916 in Christ Church, Mitcham, Surrey 1 2
- Died: 21 Mar 1918, Pozieres, Somme, France at age 23 6 7
- Buried: Pozieres Memorial Cemetery, Pozieres, Somme, France 6
 Ancestral File Number: K696-6R.
Events
• His birth was registered during the quarter ended Mar 1895 at the Wandsworth registration district, with GRO reference vol 1d, page 647. 3
• On 31 Mar 1901 Charles appeared on the census at 45 Linford Street, Battersea, Surrey as a 6-year-old.
• On 2 Apr 1911 he appeared on the census at 13 Rose Villas, Devonshire Road, Merton, Surrey as a 16-year-old baker with a bakers and confectioners and living with his brothers Edward and George and sister Lilian. 4
• On 11 Jun 1916 his marriage certificate said that he was a 21-year-old bachelor and a soldier and that he lived at 13, Rose Villa, Devonshire Road, Mitcham, Surrey. His father, George Henry Rolfe, was an engineer. 1
• He received the Victory Medal and the British Medal. 8
Charles married Cecil Maud "Nan" GASCOINE, daughter of William Henry GASCOYNE and Sarah Helen PEIRCE, on 11 Jun 1916 in Christ Church, Mitcham, Surrey.1 2 (Cecil Maud "Nan" GASCOINE was born on 1 Apr 1896 at 42 Nigel Road, Peckham, Middx 9 10 11 and died on 20 Dec 1985 at 31 Wolfreton Garth, Kirk Ella, Lincs 12.) The cause of her death was Cerebral Thrombosis.
• Their marriage was registered during the quarter ended Jun 1916 at the Croydon registration district, with GRO reference Vol 2a, Page 644. 2
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Sources
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England and Wales, marriage certificate for Charles Samuel Rolfe and Cecil Maude Gascoyne, married 11 Jun 1916; citing 2a/644/93, Jun quarter 1916, Croydon registration district; General Register Office, Southport.
2
FreeBMD, "Marriage indices," database(http://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 25 Feb 2010), entry for Charles S. Rolfe and Cecil M. Gascoyne, volume 2a, page 644, Jun quarter 1916, Croydon district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes.
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database(http://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 18 May 2013), entry for Charles Samuel Rolfe, volume 1d, page 647, Mar quarter 1895, Wandsworth district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes.
4
1911 Census of England and Wales, 13 Rose Villas, Devonshire Road, W Merton, Edward Rolfe; digital images(www.findmypast.co.uk/ : accessed 8 Dec 2009); citing RG 78 PN 129, RG 14 PN 3446, registration district (RD) 39, sub district (SD) 6, enumeration district (ED) 26, schedule number (SN) 189.
5
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, http://www.cwgc.org.uk/detailed.asp?casualty=1587656.
6
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1587656.
7
Ancestry.com British and Irish Military Databases. The Naval and Military Press Ltd. database(http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 23 Oct 2011), Record for Charles Samuel Rolfe.
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Great Britain, "British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920," Record for Charle S Rolfe; digital images, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 23 Oct 2011).
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General Register Office, London, Birth Certificate - Gascoigne, Cecil Maud, 18960401.
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database(http://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 18 May 2013), entry for Cecil Maude Gascoine, volume 1d, page 828, Jun quarter 1896, Camberwell district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes.
11
Death Certificate - Gascoine, Cecil Maud.
12
Remembrance Certificate - Cecil Maud Rolfe.
