Basic Details
Surname
Caesar
Forenames
C P
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Charles Patrick
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Entered College in Michaelmas Term, 1913. A member of the University Contingent of the Officers’ Training Corps. Commenced service in August 1914. Second Lieutenant of the 7th Battalion, The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, 1914; Lieutenant, 1915. Served in France and Belgium. Killed in action near Bazentin-le-Grand during the Battle of the Somme, 14 July 1916.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Bazentin-le-Grand, Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
14
Age at death
29
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action