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The address on MIC is Kings Road Dovercourt, Essex (part of Harwich) but that is 1939
1893 Feb 18 Born Africa. There is a Rev Joseph G Sutton, principal of Dale College in South Africa, who could be his father.
1915 Dec 2. Lands in France
1917 Jun 26. Commissioned 3 Wilts
Served in North Russia (on MIC). Apparently as a Private in AOC.
1920 Aug 20 Joined ADRIC with service no 279. H Coy
1920 Nov 7. Promoted. Section Leader
1920 Dec 23. Andrew Moynihan was a 43 year old married farmer. He was arrested by Auxiliaries in Kerry when incriminating documents were found in his house. He was put in the back of a Crossley in the charge of Section Leader C Sutton . Along the way back to Tralee. Moynihan was "shot trying to escape" by Sutton
It is probably as a result of this incident that :- Hannafin Papers. Mikey Joe Hannafin – Intelligence officer No 1 Brigade “ I got special instructions to look out for an Aux Sutton. I found out he was in Tralee. I played billiards with him one night and found out he was going away in the morning. I passed on this information and as far as I can remember the train was raided for him at Tubrid but he got away." The Turbid train was ambushed on 12 Mar 1921
1921 Apr 15. He was as playing golf with FY Welch when Major J A MacKinnon Commanding officer of H coy in Tralee was shot while off duty and playing golf in Tralee with DI.3 R W H Ballantine (ADRIC no 935). The IRA knew that he played golf here regularly, and had kept watch on the golf course for about 2 weeks before their chance came. The hit squad was a sniper with a rifle, James Cornelius Healy a veteran of WW1, and three men with shotguns, Johnny Riordan, Tommy Barrett and Jack Mason. Healy hid in a tree overlooking the third green and waited till Mackinnon was perfectly still as he shaped to hit the ball. Healy shot MacKinnon twice in the head. The others opened up with shotguns, and all the IRA men were able to escape in the resulting confusion. The Auxiliaries went on a spree of arson and killing, which in turn led to IRA killings. Sutton gave evidence at the inquest
1921 Jul 1. "Permitted to resign on disciplinary grounds" from ADRIC
1939 Register Address as on MIC
1941 Sep 2. To be 2nd Lt in Army Pay Corps, Charles SUTTON, M.C. (202370)
1954 Sep 1. Capt. & Paymr. C. SUTTON, M.C. (202370), to be Maj.,
1955 Feb 19. REGULAR ARMY RESERVE OF OFFICERS. Maj. C. SUTTON, M.C. (202370), ceases to belong to the Res. of Offrs., on completion of liability to recall and is granted the hon. rank of Maj.
1981 died Brighton born 28 Feb 1893