Military Details
Regiment: King`s Shropshire Light Infantry
Rank: Private
Service Number: 13629
Date of Enlistment: 11 September 1914
Date of Discharge: 21 March 1916
Reason for Discharge: No longer physically fit for service
Medals and Awards
Charles was awarded the Silver War Badge (number 504315, issued 15 October 1920)
Silver War Badge
The Silver War Badge was issued in the United Kingdom and the British Empire to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness from military service in World War I. The badge, sometimes known as the "Discharge Badge", the "Wound Badge" or "Services Rendered Badge", was first issued in September 1916, along with an official certificate of entitlement.