Charles Godfrey Mitford Slade1

b. December 1878, d. 1914
Family Chart
Major Charles Godfray Mitford Slade 1914
     Charles Godfrey Mitford Slade was born in December, 1878 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.1 He was the son of William Bertram Mitford Slade and Louisa Constance [?].2 Charles Godfrey Mitford Slade was baptized on January 19, 1879 in St. Peter and St. Paul, Teddington, Richmond upon Thames, England.2
     Charles married Adalaide Ladavina Turner circa 1905.1 Charles Godfrey Mitford Slade was Military Captain West York Regt Reg Army Reserve and Independent Means.3 Charles attained the rank of Major with the Prince of Wale's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment P072, serving in France, Belgium and Germany and in Gallipolli. He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.4 He resided on November 8, 1914; A Major in the Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment, 4th Battalion was killed in action.5 He died in 1914.1,6
Ypres Memorial
He was buried in Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.6

Census Records

CensusLocationHead of Household
1911St. Helen Without, Berkshire, England, Shippon, Nr Abingdon, Berks. Margaret Bolington, age 25, is listed in the household.Charles Godfrey Mitford Slade7

Children of Charles Godfrey Mitford Slade and Adalaide Ladavina Turner

  • Godfray Bertram Mitford Slade 1 b. 1907
  • Gladys May Slade 1 b. 1909

Citations

  1. [S2435] 1911 Census of England and Wales, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK, 1911.
  2. [S3136] London Metropolitan Archives, London, England;, Reference No.: dro/043/a/01/001.
  3. [S2435] 1911 Census of England and Wales, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK, 1911.Registration District No. 117, E.D.: 5, household :66, Piece 6461.
  4. [S3137] The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class WO 329; Piece No. 2198.
  5. [S3138] British and Irih Military Databases. The Naval and Military Press Ltd. Military-Genealogy.com, comp. UK Soldiers Cied in the Great War, 1914-1919 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2008.
  6. [S9] Find a Grave website,, mem# 12028466 Major Charles Godfrey Mitford Slade, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
  7. [S2435] 1911 Census of England and Wales, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK, 1911 Registration District No. 117, E.D.: 5, household :66, Piece 6461.