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Oct 23, 1889
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Born in London,
England to William and Anne Summers
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Nov 9, 1914
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Attested into the
21st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 59936
(temporary number 1036)
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Next of kin given
as Mrs. A Summers, mother, 9 Cloudesley St., London, England
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Previous
occupation given as Clerk
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Previous military
experience given as 1 year in “C” Company of the 56th
Regiment, Lisgar Rifles, Canadian Militia
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Religion given as
Church of England
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Assigned to the
Depot Company
The battalion
trained in the Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in
the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling
Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Jul 5, 1915
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Declared to be AWL
(Absent Without Leave)
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Jul 8, 1915
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Reported for duty
and fined 4 days pay for his absence
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Sep 2, 1915
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Transferred from
the Depot Company to No. 6 Platoon, “B” Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St.
Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Nov 29, 1915
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Attended the
Bombing School
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Apr 10, 1916
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Lieut
GS Bowerbank (Later Major), Sgt C Patten,
Pte JA Lowe and Charlie Summers, with others, were out in the St. Eloi
Craters to remove enemy wire when Charlie Summers was shot in the
stomach by a sniper. Every
effort was made to make him comfortable and get him back to the lines
for first aid, but he succumbed to his wounds and died.
He was later buried in the Ridge Wood
Cemetery, Voormezeele, Belgium
Following the war the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. A. Summers, 9
Cloudesley St., London, England
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his
father, William Summers, 1 Pond Square, Highgate, London, England
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A first hand
account of how Charlie Summers was killed
by Jack Lowe 59606
Brockville Evening Recorder, May 5, 1916
Charles James Summers is remembered on the Memorial Wall
in Kingston, Ontario
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