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In MemoriamJARAH, Charles
  2nd Lieutenant (Durham Light Infantry)
  Killed died of wounds in Belgium (20-Jun-1917)
  Awards: Victory Medal, British War Medal, 1914-15 Star

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29-May-1887
17-Jan-1900 (SSHS)
Dec-1901
20-Jun-1917

 

Charles Jarah's father was Chilean-born Carlos Emanuel Jarah, who is is believed to have come to South Shields in the early 1870s as a seaman.

Carlos married Eleanor Atkinson in 1875 under the name Charles Emanuel Jarah and, in the 1881 census he is recorded as a naturalized British Subject. However, his naturalisation certificate was not issued until 23-Mar-1916!

By the time Charles junior was born, his father was a storekeeper in the dockyard.

Charles junior attended the High School for two years from January, 1900 on a Corporation scholarship, and left to become a bank clerk.

He initially served as a Private with the 9th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, and then in the Durham Light Infantry as a 2nd Lieutenant.

Charles died of wounds sustained in action, and is buried in the Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension, in Ypres, West Flanders.

Known Addresses
1891: 80 Wouldhave Street
1900: 129 Ella Terrace
1901: 18 Hunter's Terrace
1911: 9 Hunter's Terrace, Westoe
Last updated: 12-Aug-2014 22:09

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