Charles Hailes 1880 - 1936
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Born Limerick, lived there until 1894, his father dying in 1892 . Served as a gunner in the RGA from 1894-1920. Married a Cornish girl in 1903
1880. Charles Hailes was born 8/6/1880 at Thomasgate, Limerick ( in the parish of St. Munchins) to Timothy Hailes, staff City Limerick Artillery, & Margaret Connell
1881C. Charles Hailes - not yet in England; no Irish censuses survive
1891C. Charles Hailes - not yet in England; no Irish censuses survive
1892. His father dies in Limerick .
1894. He joins the Royal Garrison Artillery in Limerick - apparent age 14 yrs 4 mths , 2/11/1894 ! Just 4ft 10 in & 62 lb. Regl number 4638
A British Army WW1 Pension Record 1914-1920 exists for him, 18 pages of it . Grew to 5 ft 7ins high.
When he joined in Limerick, on 2/11/1894, he was 4 ft 11 ins, blue eyes, light brown hair, and professed to be C of E . Reg. number 6438. He was a Trumpeteer by 1895: a Gunner Cpl by 1898; a Sergeant by 1906 and a Company QM Sgt by 1910 .Married Ellen Mabel Trevethan 4/3/1903 in Maker . He was in the UK in Sep 1909, then in Malta, Tigne, from 14/9/09 until 10/3 /1914. In 1913 he received a Long Service Award medal and a Good Conduct medal .About 1914 his wife's address seemed to be 1 Endsleigh Place, Cawsand, Plymouth, but, it had been 4 Wellington Road Cork( this must have been pre 1909} . He never served abroad during the war. In 1918 he was awarded a pension and volunteered for an extra year. In 1919 his home address was 19 Beech Road, Southville, Bristol .When he was discharged on 7/3/1920 , having completed 25 years of service, he was a Master Gunner. He had grown to 5ft 7 ins. Military Conduct exemplary .
Aged 18-20?
1901C. Charles Hailes was living Maker, St Germans, Cornwall
| First name(s) | Charles |
|---|---|
| Last name | Hailes |
| Relationship | N C Officer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Sex | Male |
| Age | 20 |
| Birth year | 1881 |
| Birth town | - |
| Birth place | - |
| Birth place other as transcribed | LIMERICK (LIMERICK) IRELAND |
| Birth county | - |
| Occupation | Bombardier Royal Garrison Arty |
1903. Charles Hailes marries Ellen Mabel Trevethan St. Germans, Jun 1903. In Maker church , on 2/4/1903- from her husband's Naval Pension records.
1904. Reginald Walter Hailes was born to Charles & Ellen 4/1/1904 in Penlee, baptised in Rame on 14/2/1904 . He went into the Navy as a school boy in 1919: M 35105: appears in The Navy List 1937, lent to RAN, serving Dev. He died 27/8/1943 , a Warrant Engineer, aboard the Egret. Commonwealth war grave, Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 73, col 1 . The Egret was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Spain by a radio controlled Henschel bomb
1906. Doreen May Hailes was born 6/9/1906 to Charles & Ellen Mabel Falmouth Sep . Baptised Falmouth 4/10/1906- this from her father's Army pension record
1911C. Charles Hailes , 30, was in the Overseas Military in Tigne, Malta
Charles & Ellen, with Doreen & Reg - photo likely taken in Malta ~1910
1920. Charles Hailes retired from the Military after 25 years of Service. His Military Conduct had been Exemplary . He retired as Master Gunner (W.O.) in 1920, then stayed on in Spike Island until 1926 .
The above letter is a reference for Charles Hailes dated 19/10/25.
The letter below gives his positions on Spike Island from 1920 to 1926, with Charles' wish to be posted to a larger Stores in the S W of England
other PHOTOS?
The Hailes family in Ireland (we think from the stone wall and cottage)in the mid 1920's. Back row, Reg and Doreen. Front row, Charles and Ellen.
1936.Charles Hailes , 55 died Plymouth Mar 1936. No probate found
Charles's great grandson, Wesley Motte, standing by the grave of Charles & Ellen Hailes