Charles Burrell died of illness on this day in 1915
Charles Burrell was born in Burnley in 1883. His father was James Burrell, a cotton worker; his mother Susannah néeHanson. He had an older brother, James, and two older sisters, Annie and Ellen.
In 1905, Charles, aged 22, married Florence Taverner and, in 1908, they had a daughter, Emily. In 1911, they were living at 5 Lomas Street in Burnley. Charles was described as a cotton weaver. In 1912, they had a son, Tom.
Charles had already served for seven years in the volunteers before the war and attained the rank of sergeant. In August 1914, he joined the 5th East Lancs with the rank of Lance Corporal.
After training in the UK, he embarked for service at Gallipoli in May 1915 and took part in the 3rd Battle of Krithia.
He fell ill with dysentery in June 1915 and was evacuated to the island of Mudros where he died on 14 June 1915. Charles is buried in East Mudros Military Cemetery, Greece.
Mudros cemetery containing the graves of Allied soldiers who were killed in the Gallipoli Campaign. A memorial stands in the background. One of a series of photographs taken on the Gallipoli Peninsula under the direction of Captain C. E. W. Bean of the Australian Historical Mission, during the months of February and March, 1919.
2138 L/Cpl. Charles Burrell, 1/5 th Bn. East Lancashire Regt.