De Ruvigny Roll of Honour Vol 2 page 22
Cambridge University Roll of Honour entry page 513
William Henry Charlewood was born 18th February 1893, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the third son of Henry Clement Charlewood, of 3 Bentinck Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, F.R.I.B.A., Architect, and his wife Louisa Mary, daughter of the Reverend James Hicks.
He was educated at Alnmouth Preparatory School, Sedbergh School and Selwyn College, Cambridge. (B.A. degree).
At Sedbergh School he was in the First Cricket and Football Teams, and at Cambridge was prominent in athletics.
He was gazetted a 2nd Lieutenant on the 10th October 1914, and them was made a Temporary Captain on the 9th May 1916.
Sent to France on the 20th April 1915, he was one of the few officers left of the 6th Battalion after fighting at St Julien, in the second battle of Ypres.
He was mortally wounded whilst on patrol duty in front of Wytschaete on the 21st July 1916.
He was one of two sons of H.C. Charlewood who were killed. The other son was Alfred Charlewood. A third son George survived the War.
His Colonel had wrote:- He was one of my very best officers, cheerful, willing to undertake the most difficult tasks.
Their father was of Hicks and Charlewood, who designed many memorials in the North East.
De Ruvigny Roll of Honour
William Henry Charlewood is remembered in Newcastle on NUT134, in St.Aidan’s Church, now demolished.
He is also remembered in the Cambridge University Roll of Honour on page 513
