Also Served: Charles Leonard Doherty - Charles Leonard DOHERTY
4 Hunter Street, St Helens Private 80223, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Charles was born in St Helens in 1900, the eldest son of Robert and Alice Doherty of Lyon Street, St Helens
Family legend has it that Charles enlisted to the South Lancs Regiment in December 1915, but as he was only 15 years old, he was brought back by his father.
He then enlisted to the Welsh Regiment as Private 73148. This number was issued sometime around November 1917. After time at the Base Depot, he was transferred to the 18th Bn of the Welsh Regiment and went to France with them. He then moved to 14th Bn of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers as Private 80223, though the date of this transfer is not known.
His entry in the 1919 Absent Voter Lists records him as 80223 with RWF
Charles was entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Ref. No.: A1678
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