Private
Service #802719
“Charles Perring was a farm labourer who attested in the 135th Btn on the 14 Jan 1916. He ended up in the 15th Btn in France and fought at Vimy Ridge. On the 9th of April 1917 he was killed in the advance near Thelus and is interred in the Nine Elms Cemetery at Thelus. The Memorial Cross sent to his mother in England, has been obtained by Museum Strathroy Caradoc. His name also appears on the Mount Brydges cenotaph and the Caradoc Community Centre Memorial Wall.”
[Source: Strathroy Museum]
At the Strathroy Museum site you may also view his: Service Record, Attestation Paper (front & back), Certificate of Medical Examination, Casualty Card, Will, Medical History, Transfers & Casualty Form, Pictures, Grave Stone.
Charles Perring was killed in the attack on Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917. He was a member of the 1st Division, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion. A description of battle events that day can be found on this site.
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial site indicates that Charles Perring is buried in Nine Elms Memorial Cemetery at Thelus, France. The records show that 80 casualties from April 9, 1917 at Vimy Ridge, from 14th Battalion were buried in Plot I Row A, even though there appear to be only 32 grave sites in Row A. Records indicate that Charles Perring is buried in plot 34, so in which row he is buried cannot be determined without a visit to the cemetery it seems.
