Charles Ernest GUEST

GUEST, Charles Ernest. Private 282035 Labour Corps, formerly served as Private 32016 Royal Berkshire Regiment died 24th May 1918 aged 42. He was born in February 1877 to Albert and Mary of Dudley, Staffs and he was the husband of Rose Ellen, of 67, Birmingham Road, Stratford-on-Avon. In 1911 he named himself as Charles Ernest and he was living with his wife and children at 43, Shakespeare Street, Stratford on Avon. He was working as a labourer in a brickyard.
Some notes from what remains of his army record.
He joined up at Stratford on Avon on the 31st March 1915 aged 38 years and 26 days. He was married with children and he lived at 67 Birmingham Road, Stratford on Avon, and he gave he occupation as a labourer. He was posted to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment as private 11420. He was stationed on the 10th April 1915 at Windmill Hill Training Camp. Sailsbury Plain which was a tented camp (under canvas) After he completed his training he was posted with his battalion to France on the 31st July 1915. While in France he was transferred as private 32016, to the Royal Berkshire Regiment on the 2nd September 1917. In 1915 in France he reported sick suffering from Rheumatic Fever. He was treated in a Causality Clearing Station, for about a fortnight, from there to a medical facility (not record as to what type) in Boulgone for another fortnight and then he was invalided to England in December 1915 where he was admitted to Wimborne Hospital for two months and then he was transferred to (looks like Heath Hospital) for about another fortnight after which he was discharged fit to return to duty in France. On the 15th June 1916 he once again reported sick suffering from appeared to be appendicitis and he was treated at 49, Field Ambulance, same day transferred to 20th Causality Clearing Station and then onto 12th General Hospital, Rouen. Still on the same day, 26th, he was invalided to England on Hospital Ship, Asturias. There is no record as to the name of the hospital he was admitted and what he was doing until he was admitted again into Parkhurst Military Hospital on the 28th May 1917 suffering from Dyspepsia, (indigestion) and on the 31st May he was discharged from the hospital fit for duty. On the 30th June 1917 he was transferred to 629th, Home Service Employment Company, Labour Corps. On the 2nd Janua1918 into the 5th Southern General Hospital suffering from Valvular Disease of the Heart. Major, J Phillips, R.A.M.C. reported that this man has palpitation, dyspepsia in gastric and precordial pain. Had Rheumatic Fever in France in Nov 1915. A loud mitral murmurs present. He also has dyspepsia in the form of gastric pain, heart burn and flatulence. He was medically discharged to pension on the 4th March 1918 as being physically unfit for war service , para 392(XVI) King's Regulation. He died on the 24th May 1918 of Valvular Disease of the Heart. He leaves a widow and four sons. He was married as Charles Ernest on the 27th October 1900 to Rose Ellen nee Holtom at the Parish Church, Stratford on Avon. Their first born was a daughter, Kathleen Mary born 22nd April 1901 who appears to have died before the 1911 census. The other children are as follows. Charles Alfred born 30th December 1903, Ernest John, born 22nd December 1905 and Harold , born 16th July 1908 all at Stratford-on-Avon. He is at rest in Stratford on Avon Cemetery, Warwickshire.