Ypres Reservoir Cemetery: P. Priano
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery: Pauline Priano
Pauline Priano has submitted the following:-
Charles Newall was the youngest of 5 siblings all of whom survived. His father Thomas Newall born at Louth, Ireland, in 1859, was living in 1881 as a lodger in the home of William and Agnes Young of Elswick Street, Gateshead, County Durham, employed as a printers stereotyper. He met and married, January 29th 1882 at Gateshead, Isabella Fairley of 12, Ann Street, Gateshead, born 1859 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Their eldest child John Newall was born October 20th 1883 and baptised at Holy Trinity, November 26th, Walter Fairley in 1885 and Mary Ellen in 1889, by which time they had moved to 4, Mulgrave Street. Isabella had given birth to a further 2 children by 1901, Agnes Isabella in 1895 and lastly Charles in 1897. Thomas continued to ply his trade as a printer, John (17) was employed as a commercial clerk and Walter (15) was a tailor’s errand boy. They had transferred to 52, Camperdown Street by 1911, their sons had changed occupations, John was an oil warehouseman, Walter a window cleaner, Charles still only 14 years of age was a colliery labourer, Agnes Isabella assisted her mother in the home, Mary Ellen was newly married to foundry worker, Robert Wilkie Anderson, living at 55, Nile Street.
Charles worked at the Clarke Chapman works before he enlisted
After the declaration of war the Northumberland Fusiliers raised new battalions. Charles was one of the first to enlist at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, assigned as Private 1712 to the 1/6th Battalion of the Territorial Force, H.Q. St. George’s Drill Hall, Newcastle. Initially posted to the Tyne Defences they were also trained for service overseas, departing to France, April 20th 1915, where the battalion was attached to the 149th Brigade, 50th Northumbrian Division. The regiment was immediately sent into the trenches in Belgian participating during the 2nd Battle of Ypres, April 22nd-May 25th 1915.
Private 1712 Charles Newall Northumberland Fusiliers was killed in action within a week of his arrival at the front, April 27th 1915, his body buried on the battlefield by his comrades, marked by a cross bearing his military details. Post war during the clearing of the battlefields isolated graves and small concentrations, at the request of the French and Belgian Governments, were brought into larger cemeteries for reburial. Remains found at map reference C. 23. a. 35. 60. without a cross, destroyed during subsequent actions, were identified as that of Private Alexander by means of a disc and brought into Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium, for reburial with all honour and reverence by an Army chaplain, June 14th 1921. He is at rest grave X. C. 16, at the time of his demise in 1915 he was 19 years of age and single.
His father Thomas received all monies due to him, his disc, also his awards of the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal but unfortunately died soon after in 1919, aged 60 years, his widow Isabella Newall nee Fairley aged 75 years in 1933, both registered in the district of Gatehead, County Durham.
Although all 3 Newall brothers would have been eligible for war service only the record of Walter Fairley Newall has been found, he survived the conflict.
In God’s safe keeping. Rest In Peace
Charles Newall is remembered at Gateshead on G39.006 G39.025 G39.01 and G39.127
