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1890 Sep 24. Born Hackney, London
1891 census at 4, High Street, Stoke Newington
1901 census at 4, High Street Aldam Place, Stoke Newington
1908 Attested for 6 years in RFA. He is a clerk
1909 Feb 23 Deserted at Waterford
1910 married in Hackney to Dorothy Mabel Dubbin. They had 4daughters born between 1911 and 1925. He seems to have lied about his age to be 21.
1911 census at 18 Rendlesham Road Lower Clapton
1914 Aug 8. Enlisted as Charles Henry White
1915 May 14. Family problems
1915 Aug 25. Landed in France
1917 May 30 Commissioned 2nd Lt
1918 Nov 30 . Midd'x R. Temp. Temp. 2nd Lt. W. O. Childs (21st Bn.) to be temp. Lt., with precedence next below R. L. Sears
1918 Nov 7. Transferred to RAF
1919 Nov 19 Appears to have been discharged from RAF because of an adverse medical report Medical Record
1919 Nov 29. Midd'x R. Temp. Lt. W. O. Childs relinquishes his commission on account of. ill-health contracted on active service, and retains the rank of Lt.
1920 Nov 24 Joined ADRIC with service no. 1099. Posted to K Coy
1920 Dec 13. Appointed A/CQM
1921 Mar 25 Resigned
1921 Oct 26. Rejoined. Posted to E Coy
1922 Jan 22 discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1931 Oct 29. Down on his luck
1933 Mar 30. 3 months gaol for deserting his wife and family
1946 Died age 56.