Charles Collin Standish MM

Rank:

Lieutenant

Regimental number:

55711

Unit at enlistment:

19th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Wounded:

Yes

Date of death:

May 9th, 1917

Cemetery:

Ecoivres Military Cemetery - Pas de Calais, France - V.J.5.

Awards or decorations:

Military Medal

Commemorated at:

Grace Anglican Church

Birth country:

Wales

Birth county:

Glamorganshire

Birth city:

Swansea

Address at enlistment:

118 Chatham Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

123 Spring Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Clerk

Employer:

J.H. Hamilton and Co.

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Gallantry medals:

Yes

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Letters and documents

London Gazette: 29854
Date: December 9, 1916
Honour or Award: Military Medal
Authority: R.O. 789, Byng, October 1, 1916
Name: Charles Collin Standish (55711)
Unit: 19th Battalion

Details: For exceptional gallantry and energetic devotion to duty while in charge of a Lewis Gun he continued to use it with telling effect after all other members of the crew had become casualties. When the gun became disabled he had it speedily repaired and went forward with the attacking force to the final objective where the gun was used continuously for some hours. He displayed great coolness and good judgment throughout operations.

Cause and Place of Death: Killed in Action

BX May 21, 1917

Lieutenant Standish

Lieutenant Charles Collin Standish, reported killed at the front, was a Welshman by birth and at the time of his enlistment had been in the employ of J.S. Hamilton and Co., for two years. He left Brantford as a private in Major Newman’s company, and by merit on the field, rose to the rank of officer. He had been twice previously wounded and returned to duty again. His many excellent qualities had made for him a wide circle of friends in this city.

BX May 21, 1917

Killed in Action

Lieutenant Charles Collin Standish is reported killed in action in today’s casualty list. His next of kin is given as living in Wales. This is thought to refer to a former employee of J.H. Hamilton and Co. His father resided in Wales. Lieutenant Charles Standish enlisted here.

BX May 23, 1917

Lieutenant Charles Collin Standish, a former employee of the J.C. Hamilton Co. who was a few days ago reported killed in action, had been for 21 months in the trenches. He enlisted from Brantford as a private, and went over with the second contingent. In December, 1916, he was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry, and was three times injured. He was 26 years of age.

BX October 16, 1915

Official announcement was made in the casualty lists this morning of the wounding of Lance Corporal Charles Collin Standish. Lance-Corp. Standish, whose next of kin is given as residing in Wales, was employed at the wholesale house of Major J.S. Hamilton at the outbreak of the war, and enlisted with Major Newman’s company in the 19th Battalion. He is an unmarried man and was greatly esteemed by his employer. He is about 24 years of age.

BX May 1, 1916

Wounded Again

Charles Collin Standish, of the 19th Battalion has again been wounded. This morning’s casualty list contains his name. Standish was for about two years employed with J.S. Hamilton & Co. He left with Major Newman and about three months ago was wounded, so this morning’s report means that he has been wounded for the second time.

BX July 4, 1916

Wounded for Third Time

That Charles Collin Standish had been wounded again, making the third time that he has received the effect of German gun fire, was the word recently received in this city. The information came in a letter from Standish himself and was to the effect that a bullet had struck him while he was crouching in a trench, passing through his wrist and severely injuring one leg. He was at present in the hospital.

Charles Standish, previous to enlistment was for about two years employed with J.S. Hamilton & Co. He left with Major Newman and was wounded last April, going to Shorncliffe, where he recovered sufficiently to return to the trenches. Three months previous to that he suffered his first wound.

BX May 25, 1917

Messrs. J.H. Hamilton & Co. are today flying their flags at half mast in memory of Lieutenant Charles Collin Standish, recently killed in action. He came into their employ in 1912; enlisted as a private in Major Newman’s company, went overseas with the second contingent in November 1914, was three times wounded and on his return to the field was granted a commission as a lieutenant. He was reported killed on Tuesday last.