Charles
Edwin
Greenhough
was the
son
of
Richard
Greenhough
and
Mary
Whistance.
Charles was born
on Saturday 25 September 1897
in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
He was christened
on Tuesday 19 October 1897.
Charles married
Elfrida
(Freda)
Kellick-Bathhurst
on Thursday 13 October 1921
in St James Church, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
The witnesses at the marriage were Mary Greenhough and Alf Denis Greenhough (Charles' brother).
Charles was
24 years old
and
Elfrida was
23 years old
when they married.
Charles's second marriage was to
Cicely
Joan
Faulkner
on Tuesday 7 September 1948
in St Chads Church, Pattingham, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
The witnesses at the marriage were Richard Greenhough and Charles Percy Faulkner.
Charles was
50 years old
and
Cicely was
36 years old
when they married.
He
had the following children from
his
marriage to
Cicely Joan
Faulkner:
The places where he lived have been identified as:
| From |
To |
Place |
Source of Information |
| 1901 |
|
Brunswick Park Road, Wednesbury, Staffordshire. |
Note 1. |
| 1916 |
|
21, Brunswick Park Road, Wednesbury, Staffordshire. |
Note 2. |
| 1948 |
1954 |
41, Hydes Road, Wednesbury, Staffordshire. |
Notes 3 & 5. |
Charles
was
a
Baker until WW I and subsequently a Steel Works Superintendent at Patent Shaft and Axletree Co. Ltd., Wednesbury, Staffordshire (see Notes 2 & 5).
Charles died
when
he
was
56
years old,
on Sunday 13 June 1954
in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, Warwickshire.
The cause of his death was Cerebral compression and tumour.
C. Joan Greenhough (his wife) was the informant of his death.
He was buried
in The Faulkner family vault, St Chads Church, Pattingham.
His obituary can be seen on the Documents page (see 'Documents' link above).
Charles Greenhough attended King Edwards Five Ways Grammar School, Birmingham, after which he joined his father, Richard Greenhough in his bakery and confectionary business in Brunswick Park Road.
On June 17th 1926, aged 18 years old, Charles enlisted into the Welsh guards. His war record, which can be seen on the Documents page (see 'Documents' link above) gives his height as 5 11, quite tall for the time, and his regimental number was 3873. He was posted to France and fought in places such as Ayette, Warlincourt and Barley. Whilst fighting between the River Selle and River Harpies, he, along with some of his comrades, was taken Prisoner of War on 31st October 1918, being released on 3rd December 1918 and repatriated back to Britain the following day. He was demobbed on April 17th, 1919 and received the Briitsh War Medal and Victory Medal on 20th October 1921.
On returning to Wednesbury, he started work at the Patent Shaft And Axletree Company Limited, where his chief interest was in all matters relating to fuel. His obituary says he was chairman of the Joint Works Council and held a similar position on the firms Accident Prevention Committee.
He was also a member of the Wednesbury branch of the British Legion and the Crusaders. In 1939 he stood as an Independent Candidate in the Wednesbury Municipal Elections, but was unsuccessful.
In the Second World War, he served a captain of E Company of the 36th Battalion (Wednesbury) South Staffordshire Home Guard and was also chief A.R.P. controller at his firm.
Actively associated with the former Wednesbury Nurses Home Committee, he was also on the Poor Sick Fund Committee. He took a keen interest in the youth of the town and was a member of the local youth council. He was a keen sportsman and used to play tennis and cricket for Wednesbury.
Following a long illness, he was admitted to hospital where he died only a few days later, and was subsequently buried in his wifes family vault at Pattingham, near Wolverhampton.
Notes - Sources of information:
| 2. |
War Record. This can be seen on the Documents page (see 'Documents' link above).
|
| 3. |
Marriage Certificate to Cecily.
|
| 4. |
Death Certificate.
|
| 5. |
Obituary.
|
Census Data:
