Basic Details Surname Bates Forenames Charles William Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Service number 13116 Notes The Roll lists his address as 3 Holdich Street. (N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, rank and military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived). Primary Service As stated on memorial Unit (Primary - Stated) East Kents (The Buffs) Sub-unit (Primary - Stated) Not stated Rank / Title (Primary - Stated) Pte Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Country of death France Town of death Monchy Country of burial Not stated Year of death 1917 Month of death May Day of death 3 Manner of death as stated "Reported missing 3rd May 1917, believed killed in action same date, at Monchy, near Arras" Manner of death reference Missing