Charles Alexander Carson

Charles Alexander Carson^1,2

• Father: George Carson¹ b. 1837, d. Dec 1913
• Mother: Mary Benstead¹ b. 1851, d. Sep 1917

• Charts: Descendants of John Carson

• Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Martin Tolley.

• Charles Alexander Carson was born in October 1892 at Westminster, London, Middlesex.^1,3
• His birth was registered in the December 1892 quarter in the London Registration District in Middlesex.⁴
• He was the son of George Carson and Mary Benstead.¹
• Charles Alexander Carson was listed as the son of George Carson on the 1901 Census recorded 31 March 1901 at 24 Smith Square, City of Westminster, London.¹
• In 1905 Charles Alexander Carson was living in 21 Turners Buildings, Millbank Estate, Westminster, London, Middlesex with George Carson.⁵
• In 1908 Charles Alexander Carson was living in 21 Turners Buildings, Millbank Estate, Westminster, London, Middlesex with George Carson.²
• Charles Alexander Carson was listed as the son of George Carson on the 1911 Census recorded 2 April 1911 at 7 Worcester Street, Pimlico, London, Middlesex.⁶
• Charles Alexander Carson was working as a paper packer for Smith & Son Newsagents on 2 April 1911.⁶
• He was working as a printer on 20 May 1912 employed by WH Smith & Son, at 186 Strand London.⁷
• He began military service on 20 May 1912. He joined the Territorial Force. His Attestation Papers show him signing up for the 23 London Divisional Engineers, and enlisting for a four year period. He was aged 19 yrs and 7 months on enlistment, and had no qualifications. His medical inspection report at the Duke of Yorks head quarters in Chelsea says that he was 5ft 7 inches tall, had good eyesight and good physical development. He was passed as fit to serve.
  His rank was Sapper and his regimental number was 641.
  He underwent training as a Sapper with 4 Company from 3 to 10 Aug 1913 at Christchurch.
  He came onto active (embodied) service on 5 May 1914 and was transferred to 4 Company Field Reserve as a Sapper on 5 Jan 1915. He was transferred to ??ov Field Company, 7th Brigade with the rank of Sapper on 25 Feb 1916.⁷
• Re-enlisted as a Pioneer under the Regular Forces Enlistment system, and signed up for service until 20 May 1917. His new regimental number was 552056.
  He was transferred to 2/6th F Company Royal Engineers with the rank of Pioneer on 9 March 1916.
  He was transferred to 2/3 FCo with the rank of Pioneer on 1 Apr 1916.
  He was on active service at 47th Base Depot (probably in Calais) on 9 July 1916.
  He was in Le Havre on 8 Oct 1916 and transferred to Nth 1 Terr Base Depot on 13 Oct 1916.
  He was posted to 1/4 F. Co. as a Pioneer on 4 Nov 1916. 1/4 London Coy were at the Somme at this time.
  On 12 Apr 1917 he was 15 mins late on parade and was deprived of one day's pay.
  On 19 Oct 1917 he was granted 1 month's leave to the UK. Presumably this was compassionate leave after the death of his mother, Mary (195) in Sept 1917.
  He went missing on service on 21-22 Mar 1918 at the start of the German spring offensive. He was later reported to have been captured at Metz and made a prisoner of war. An official notification (Army form B 104-83) was sent to Edith Cox (886) on 2 May 1918 to inform her that Charles was a prisoner of war in Germany in an unknown camp. It is recorded that his final place of internment was Parchim in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Northern Germany. During his internment Edith Cox was in receipt of a card from him, and in response to a newspaper notice, informed the War Office.
  Charles was repatriated (via Denmark?) and arrived at Leith on 14 Jan 1919 and was at Ripon School Prisoner of war Reception Camp on 15 Jan, and left on 16 Jan.
  He rejoined P2 Company of the Royal Engineers in Chatham on 15 Mar 1919
  He underwent a medical examination on 22 Mar 1919 and signed to say "I do not claim to be suffering from a disability due to my military service."
  He was officially demobilized on 19 Apr 1919 in Chatham.⁸
• Charles Alexander Carson's home address on 19 April 1919 was recorded 19 Hinchliffe Street, Page Street, Westminster, London, Middlesex.⁹
• The marriage of Charles Alexander Carson and Edith May Cox was registered in the June 1919 quarter in the Islington Registration District in Middlesex.¹⁰
• Charles Alexander Carson's address on 2 February 1922 was 24 Tremadoc Road, Clapham, London, Middlesex.⁹
• Charles's death was registered in the September 1964 quarter in the Hendon Registration District in Middlesex.¹¹

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2010