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The above soldier appears in a Casualty list dated 21st-Oct-1915 as being gassed in action:-

21st-Oct-1915
1st King's Liverpool Regiment
Private
C
11284
Waple
Suffering from Gas poisoning

A search on the national Archives records him as Private C. O Warples

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.u ... r/D5755583

On his Medal card on Ancestry is recorded "On SWB list M.G.C 1/66 as C.O Waples.

Looked on Freebmd and there was a birth registration for a Charles Oscar Waples, registered:-

Births Jun 1893
Waples
Charles Oscar
Wellingbro'
3b 129

2 entries is it for him. can't locate a connection to Liverpool, but I do know that some who served were not born in Liverpool etc. But he is is a Rank and file list and I will keep him.

Hi Katie,

Charles Ewen Waples, KLR 11284, MGC 17084.



Silver War Badge,

On original, looks more like Charles Owen Waples.

Name:
Charles Dwer Waples

Discharge Unit:
Machine Gun Corps.
Regiment:
Machine Gun Corps
Regimental Number:
17084
Rank:
Pte.
Badge Number:
214596
Piece:
3179
List Number:
MGC 0001-0300
Record Group:
WO
Record Class:
329

Name: Charles Owen Waples
Birth: Oct 1893 - Pancras, London
1b 144

His marriage, looks like he added a few years with marrying an older woman.


Name:
Charles Owen Waples

Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1888
Age:
29
Spouse:
Edith Charlotte Hallett
Spouse Age:
34
Record Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
1 Dec 1917
Parish:
St Stephen, Islington
Borough:
Islington
Father Name:
Alfred William Waples
Spouse Father:
John William Hallett

The Silver War Badge was issued from Yorke St, Westminster, assuming, same chap.

Brother, Joseph John Waples, killed 1918,

Records, next of Kin,
Parents,
Alfred/Ellen Waples, Rupert St, Holloway,

Brothers, including, Charles, 1st batt, Kings Liverpool Reg.

no connection with Liverpool, yet.