Basic Details Surname Briggs Forenames Charles Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the service and death details. He was married and had 3 children, the eldest of which was only 3: he worked on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway before the war but, as a Reservist, served from the outset. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Year of death 1914 Month of death September Day of death 20 Age at death 28 Manner of death as stated Not stated on this memorial Manner of death reference Killed in Action