WW1 100 years on - Charles Henry Dawe

Name	Charles Henry Dawe
Address	Poxwell
Date of Birth Place	27 October 1894 Poxwell
Date of Death Place	21/07/1917 Sea in Shetland Islands (His body was not recovered)
Family Info	He married Violet Eva Smith on 03/12/1916 in Osmington. The son of William Dawe, of Osmington, Weymouth; husband of Violet Eva Dawe, of 125, Longhurst Rd., Lewisham, London. Mother: Mrs Annie Dawe, Hill Farm, Corfe Mullen Wimborne Dorset Sisters Lillian and Dorothy.

Military Information: Killed July 1917 He died onboard the HMS Submarine CS4, Royal Navy Service Number J/10018 Rank: Leading Signalman He was killed or died as a direct result of enemy action off the Shetland islands, his body was not recovered for burial.
Further Information: Charles is Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial His elder brother Geoffrey was also killed in the conflict in 1915 His widow Violet remarried a fireman called William Wadman and moved to Berkshire where she died in 1985. Before the war Charles was working as a farm labourer.  His service record lists him as 5ft 10.5 inches tall with brown hair and grey eyes with very good character and ability. HMS C-34 Roll of honour 21 July 1917 In memory of those who lost their lives in HMS C-34 July 17, 1917 "As long as we embrace them in our memory, their spirit will always be with us" Dawe, Charles H. Edwards, Arthur Gee, Robert T. Head, Frank J. Jefferson, Ingleby S. Keith, Robert A. Mansfield, Harry W. Maynard, William E. McLaren, Cornelius Moore, Thomas S. Moss, Henry Playford, William G. Roser, Walter M. J. Sillick, Harold B. Stringer, George W. Tagg, John Tiller, George E. Worrell, Frank Leading Signalman Able Seaman Able Seaman Petty Officer Lieutenant Petty Officer Stoker Leading Seaman Able Seaman Telegraphist Sub-Lieutenant Telegraphist Stoker 1st Class Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class Leading Seaman Able Seaman Mate Leading Stoker