Charles Float was the father of our friend Evelyn Float( now deceased). She was about 1 year old when he died and therefore could not remember him. I have postcards sent to his wife and daughter from the front. He died on the 1st day of the Battle of the Somme and has no known grave.He is named on the Thiepval Memorial(Pier and Face 2C).Evelyn never married, looking after her mother until her death. Charles' medals and memeorial plaque are now lodged with theregimental headquarters in York.

Dorothy Baxter