Name:

CARRINGTON, CHARLES

Parents:

Son of Mrs Lucy Carrington

Place and date of birth:

Halkyn, Flintshire - March Quarter 1886

Siblings:

Henry Carrington (Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers), 

William Carrington (Private, 5th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers), Catherine Carrington

Marital status:

Married to Sarah Ann (Annie) Langford

Children:

Sadly, history was to repeat itself in the Second World War when Enid's husband, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph Stages, was one of 39 soldiers killed on 12 March 1941 when the Army Barracks in Birkenhead was bombed. Enid was left with four young children, just as her mother had been in 1915.

Work before enlisting:

Underground Colliery Ropeman (employed by the Ruabon Coal Company). The ropeman was responsible for looking after all the different kinds of ropes used in a colliery. It was a highly skilled job, and trainees had a four or five year apprenticeship where they worked with an experienced ropeman before qualifying.

Home address:

47 North Road, Ponkey (Ponciau), Ruabon

Language:

Charles and Sarah were bilingual, speaking both Welsh and English

Religion:

Charles and Sarah were members of the Mount Pleasant English Baptist Church in Ponkey

Interests:

Charles was interested in a military life, enlisting in the Territorial Force (the volunteer reserve component of the British Army in existence from 1908 until 1920) for four years' service on 8th July 1908, and re-enlisting for a further four years on 9th July 1912. He continued to work for the Ruabon Coal Company whilst serving as a volunteer reserve soldier, until he was called up for active service on commencement of the First World War.