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Private William Charles WELLS, G/18614, 7th  Battalion,  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, Flanders France, 1st November 1916, age 37.

1879 born Brighton, Sussex, son of William Wells.

14th October 1908,  St Peter, Parish Church, Brighton, Sussex, William Charles Wells, age 29, bachelor, hotel porter, 4 Ashton Street, father William Wells, Curator Brighton Aquarium, married Elizabeth Clout, age 35, widow, 4 Ashton Street, father Edward Grain, deceased, farmer. 

1911 Census - 11 Bembridge Street, Brighton, Sussex - William Charles Wells, head, age 33, married, hotel porter, born Brighton, Sussex; Elizabeth Wells, wife, age 38, married 2 years, children, none, born Ashley, Northamptonshire; Flora Clout, step daughter, age 17, single, housemaid, born Brighton, Sussex; Walter Clout, step son, age 15, single, plumbers mate, born Brighton, Sussex; *Harriet Clout, step daughter, age 9, school, born Brighton, Sussex.

*Harriet Louisa Clout, born 20th April 1901, Brighton, Sussex.

Enlisted Brighton, Sussex, age 35years & 11 months, height 5ft 2½ inches.  Resided 90 Lincoln Street, Brighton, Sussex. Formerly hotel porter.

Home, 10th December 1915 to 3rd October 1916; BEF, 4th October 1916 to 1st November 1916.

10th December 1915, enlisted; 11th December 1915, to Army Reserve; 14th June 1916,  mobilized; 16th June 1916, posted 16th Royal Fusiliers, Service No. G/42019; 1st September 1916, transferred to 22nd Training Reserve Battalion, Service No, TR/10/4442; 4th October 1916, posted 26th Royal Fusiliers, Service Mo. G/50686, BEF & embarked; 14th October 1916, transferred to Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th October 1916, posted 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 17th October 1916, joined 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, In the Field;

27th May 1917, date when Separation Allowance of 14/- a week & Allotment of Pay of 3/6 a week payable to wife, will cease.

28th May 1917, pension of 13/9 a week awarded to widow.

31st May 1920, Statement of Relatives - Widow, Elizabeth Wells; no children; Father, dead; Mother, dead; Brothers -  none; Sisters - Mrs Annetta Davis, 63 Lindan Road, Notting Hill, London.

Buried at Varennes Military Cemetery, I. B. 33., Somme, France.