Charles Edward Wilson (rugby player and soldier)
| Date of birth | 2 June 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Fermoy, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 September 1914 (aged 43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Aisne, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 British Army
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| Years of service | 1892–1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Captain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Légion d’Honneur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Edward Wilson (2 June 1871 – 17 September 1914) was an England rugby international and British Army officer who was killed during the First World War.
Born at Fermoy, County Cork, Wilson was the son of Major General F. E. G. Wilson. He was educated at Dover College and joined the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in July 1892. He graduated in July 1896 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment on 22 July 1896.
Wilson served with his regiment in the Second Boer War, where he took part in the relief of Ladysmith, the Battle of Spion Kop and the Battle of the Tugela Heights. On 24 August 1901 he was promoted to the rank of captain, and in April 1902 he was appointed a staff officer as an Assistant Provost-Marshal in South Africa. For his war service, he was mentioned in Despatches, and received the Queen's Medal with two clasps and the King's Medal with two clasps.
He later served in India.
During the First World War, Wilson served as the adjutant of the 1st Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, attached to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division. He served on the Western Front and was awarded the Légion d’Honneur. He was killed in action on 17 September 1914 during the Battle of the Aisne, on the River Aisne. He is buried in Paissy Churchyard, Aisne, France [Grave 2], and was survived by his wife Mabel (née Carr) and their two sons.
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