Wednesday, November 15, 2017

My Cousin belonged to the volunteer artillery. Charles the younger son of Thomas the fisherman and in later years the proprietress of bathing machines and fishing boats was a crack shot on the rifle range. Also is seems he was not out of touch with the canon. On one of the firing sessions having sunk the barrel that was anchored south of Blacksone on the mud.
He was probably one of the men in this group. We can't be certain though because after the deaths of his wife and son he left Clevedon and his death was reported in Wiltshire.
We do have his cap-badge though - - after my sisters death it was found amongst her things. Though how she had come by it heaven alone knows.
This photo was taken by their drill hall by the gas works,

 

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