Captain Charles Roy Limbery, MC
1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
Killed in Action
Date of Birth: 21 January 1890
Place of Birth: Newport, Wales
Date of Death: 1 July 1916 aged 26
Buried: Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz. Remembered on Seafront Memorial and St. Michael’s Church, Teignmouth, Devon
Awarded the Military Cross, the 1914 Star with Clasp, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Mentioned in Dispatches twice.
Captain Charles Roy Limbery, MC, age 26.
Born 21 January 1890 in Newport, and baptised 7 March 1890 at St. Paul’s Church, Newport, Monmouthshire, Charles was the elder son of Thomas, gentleman, and Margaret Limbery.
Mentioned in Despatches twice
The 1901 census shows Charles living with his parents at ‘Florian’, Dawlish Road, Teignmouth. He attended Eastman's preparatory school and then attended Sherborne School 1905-1908. From here he went to the Royal Military College at Sandhurst and was commissioned into 2nd Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment in 1910. His brother was killed in 1917.
In 1911 he was shown serving as 2nd Lieutenant of his regiment, age 21, in Gibraltar; his parents were living at Trafalgar Cottage, Teignmouth. Following a fire at the property his parents moved to 12 Barnpark Terrace.
The 2nd Battalion was now serving in South Africa, Charles was shown as a passenger on board the SS Garth Castle, sailing from Cape Town to Southampton, where he arrived on 27 July 1914.
Following the declaration of war Charles went to France with 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, landing on 13 August 1914 and was twice wounded at Loos, and again in May 1916; he was twice Mentioned in Dispatches and awarded the Military Cross for his action at Loos.
“On 25 December, D Coy, led by Capt. Limbery, did gallant work under their plucky young commander, who, with many others, was wounded. Capt. Limbery was recommended for a MC”.
Taken from 1/Staff’s War Diaries.
Charles then spent several weeks recuperating in Teignmouth being gazetted temporary Captain in January 1916. Serving with 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment he was reported on the list of wounded officers in September. He was later confirmed as killed in action on 1 July 1916. Reburied in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz. Remembered on Seafront Memorial and St. Michael’s Church, Teignmouth.
Grave Inscription reads: “Oh Lord, let light perpetual shine upon him”.
