Private Charles Dewing

Army Number: 235069 formerly 202967 4th Batta;lion, Leicestershire Regiment.

Battalion: 17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born ast Norwich and lived at Hinckley, Leicestershire. Husband of Fanny Dewing, of 31, Chessher Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire.He was a hoisert trimmer prior to enlistin, 11th December 1916 at Hinckley. He went to France 16th May 1917 and was transferred to the 17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment. 10th June 1917. He was attached to the 227th Field compnt Royal Engineers 16th June 1917 and was killed in action, 20th September 1917, age 38. during the attack at Klien-Zillebeke, Belgium.

Commemorated : Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Panel 99 to 102 and 162 to 162A.

He is also commemorated on Castle hill war Memorialm Hinckley, St Mary, Church war Memorial, Hinckley.