Charles Longhurst was born in 1893 at Guildford, Surrey and attested for the Queen’s Regiment in October 1911.
He served with ‘A’ Company in the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 4 October 1914 and was killed in action at Gheluvelt on 29 October 1914.
On that day the battalion moved forward from Klein Zillbeke ‘to Veldhoek (29th) then moved forward to Gheluvelt. In action during the morning and occupied a number of farms east of the Ghelvelt-Kruisecke road. Reinforced by 1st Queen’s during day. Casualties - 12 killed, 60 wounded, 20 missing.’ (British Battalions in France and Belgium 1914 by Ray Westlake refers).
Private Longhurst was the son of Charles and Louisa Ellen Longhurst of 68 Regent Street, Whitstable, Kent and having no known grave, is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
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