Personal data
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Initials | C.C. |
| Christian name | Charles Cecil |
| Date and place of birth | Ranskill (Nottinghamshire); 21.05.1895 |
| Family | Son of the Rev. W. St. John and Ida Field, of Fordcombe Vicarage, Tunbridge Wells. |
Extra information
- Information 1
- Attended King's School, Canterbury
- Information 2
- Commenced service (following acceptance into Keble College, Oxford, but prior to matriculation) in September 1914.
Military data
| Rank | 2nd Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 8 Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 20 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Voormezeele Enclosures No.1 and No. 2, I.D.3.; personal inscription: GRANT HIM LORD ETERNAL REST AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON HIM |
Other information
- Information 1
- Killed in action.
- Information 2
- Secondary unit: attd. 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
- Information 3
- 'Cecil's Lamp' - Tunbridge Wells Branch. Endowed on 06.11.1923. First lit on 15.12.1923 at The Guildhall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Charles Cecil Field, 2nd Lt., 8th Battn. Royal West Kents (att. 2nd Suffolks). St. Eloi, 30.3.1916." (Donated by his family)
Media
Sources
- Source
- Liber Vitae 1923
- Source 2
- Liber Vitae 1928