An interest in Charles William Enticott was sparked by the discovery of an old War Penny found amongst the belongings of our late grandparents, John Cecil Enticott and Pearl Iris (Paveley) Enticott. Searches of english war records resulted in no new information and the mystery of who this person was remained unsolved. However, it set us on our way to trying to establish more about the life and times of Charles. There were Enticott names contained on the war memorial in Axminster, but we always understood that they were no relation to us, in addition due to the fact that Charles W Enticott was referred to as Charles W Endicott...... through our search we have managed to find a link back to our local community and now when we stand in front of the war memorial on rememberance day, hear the list of brave men who gave their lives in the first world war and lay our wreaths and crosses, we can do so with the pride in our hearts that one of those men was our relation. So what do we know about Charles William Enticott? ..... ... Charles William Enticott was born in 1896 to Mrs Mary Ann Enticott (nee rattenbury) and Mr Thomas Enticott, in Axminster in the county of Devon, England. Charles was one of Five children his siblings being Elizabeth, William, Alice and Mabel and it is believed that he was also the half brother of John Cecil (Pope) Enticott and Thomas Owen (Pope) Enticott the children of Thomas Enticott's second wife, Elizabeth Pope. At the time of the 1901 census Charles William Enticott was living with his mother and three youngest siblings in their home at Whitpot Lane, Axminster. His father was not listed on the census. He was baptised at St Mary's Church in 1910 and in 1911 it is believed that he travelled by boat from Liverpool to QUebec in Canada alone. We do not know why he went to Canada but it is understood that his family was in the Axminster Workhouse for a while and maybe he was sent away due to hard times. The next point in his life that we are able to trace Charles is when he signed his attestation papers to join the Royal Canadian Regiment in 1915 in Canada in order to fight in the First World War. Charles returned to England to do his training and later travelled to France where he fought during the Battle of ypres and vimy ridge period. Charles' mother Mary Ann Enticott died a short time after his sister Alice's wedding in APril 1916 and we do not know whether Charles got to see his mother again before her death. Charles was a bit of a rebel during his time in the field and his military service records show that he was fined for being dirty on parade and for losing equipment. Unfortunately, Charles died in May 1917 from wounds received while fighting in the field. His military records show that his personal belongings etc were sent to his next of kin who was named as his Father Thomas Enticott, living at Winkwell, Sector Lane, AXminster and it was this that provided the link to trace the history of Charles William Enticott.... .... Elizabeth Pope gave birth to John Cecil Enticott on 6th July 1915 at Winkwell, Sector Lane, Axminster.... Thomas Enticott married Elizabeth Pope in 1919 and her two children took the Enticott Surname, we believe that this was due to the fact that Thomas was their natural father (although we do not have proof of that) mainly based on the fact that Elizabeth's first child was named Thomas and it would seem that Thomas and Mary Ann's marital home may have broken down by the time Thomas and John Cecil Pope were born. There is also a link in that Thomas's father William Enticott lived in Winkwell at an earlier time. John Cecil was the youngest child and it would seem that around the time of his Father's death in 1933 him and his mother Elizabeth moved to Oak View, Pidgeons, Lane. His mother Elizabeth Pope died in 1951 and therefore all belongings were presumably left with John Cecil and Pearl in the family home .... hence why the coin commemorating John Cecil Enticott's half brother whom he may never have met was found and the story began ... So when you see the memorial, or remember the victims of World War One... take a moment to remember our relation .... CHARLES WILLIAM ENTICOTT (1896-1917)

Hayley Bouhmid