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Caberet Rouge British Cemetery, Pas
de Calais
Notice of Death appears
in Jersey Evening Post of Friday 2 June 1916
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening
Post of Friday 2 June 1916
Another Jersey Officer Makes the Supreme
Sacrifice. The sympathy of all Jersey folk will go out
to Dr & Mrs A E Hind of Midvale Road who this morning
received an official notification from the War Office
that their second son, Charles Raymond Hind of the South
Staffordshire Regiment, had been killed in action on the
Western Front on Tuesday last, 30 May. The deceased officer,
who was in his 23rd year, was educated at Radley College
and subsequently was entered at Jesus College, Cambridge
as an undergraduate in preparation for the career of a
doctor. On the outbreak of war Mr Hind immediately joined
the Army and was given a commission in the South Staffordshire
Regiment and received his training on the Island, being
subsequently sent to the Western Front to reinforce the
officers of his Regiment there. He was an exceedingly
capable officer and was very popular among his very wide
circle of friends, both in Jersey and at Cambridge. He
had been Mentioned in Despatches for conspicuous bravery
in the field and had come home on short leave from the
trenches on several occasions, the last time not more
than six weeks ago. Up to the present the members of the
family have not learned how he met his death, beyond the
fact that he was called upon to make the supreme sacrifice
in the trenches in the face of the enemy. To the bereaved
parents, to his uncle Jurat H M Godfray, and all other
members of the family we would tender our very sincere
sympathy in this great sorrow.
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Record
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Second Lieutenant Charles Raymond Hind
2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire
Regiment
29/05/1916
(Picture by Kind Courtesy of the Staffordshire
Regiment Museum, Whittington)
Mentioned in Despatches
1914-15 Star
Son of Dr Alfred E & Ann B Hind,
of Portland House, Jersey.
Killed in action, aged 22 years.
Commemorated on St Mark's Church Memorial,
Jersey
NEWS ITEM in Jersey
Evening Post of Friday 9 June 1916
How Lieutenant Hind Made the Supreme Sacrifice
- A Splendid Example of Devotion to Duty. When the news
came through on Friday last that 2nd Lieutenant C R
Hind of the South Staffordshire Regiment had been killed
in action the sympathy of everyone went out to Dr &
Mrs Hind and the family in their great bereavement,
for the fine young officer was held in the highest esteem
by all he had come into contact with. As we stated previously
the late officer was at Cambridge as an undergraduate
in preparation for a career as a doctor, when the war
broke out he immediately applied for a Commission and
was gazetted to the South Staffordshires. With his Battalion
he had passed through many engagements and came out
successfully from the battle at Festubert. He gave ample
evidence of his great courage and devotion to duty and
was subsequently placed in charge of the Grenade Company
attached to the HQ of the 6th Infantry Brigade, this
position showing the confidence that was reposed in
him by his superiors. The news has just come to hand
as to how the officer met his death, this showing that
Lieutenant Hind made the supreme sacrifice in endeavouring
to save the life of one of his men, truly a splendid
example of courage, one which will be a great comfort
to his parents who know that the officer died as he
lived - looking after the welfare of those placed under
him. It appears that on the night of 30 May Lieutenant
Hind and his Grenade Company were ordered to lead a
night attack to recover a trench that had been captured
by the enemy. As is well known to be successful this
must be in the nature of a surprise, but the Germans
had wind of the attack and the Britishers had to return
to their trench. This was accomplished successfully
but it was then found that one of the men had been wounded
and was outside the line. Without hesitation Lieutenant
Hind got outside the parapet of the trench in order
to find his man and bring him back, but unfortunately
the officer was met with terrible fire from the enemy's
machine guns and was killed instantly. Though Lieutenant
Hind's nature was not one to seek for honours there
is no doubt that had he come through successfully he
would have been rewarded for his great bravery for it
will be remembered that some time ago he was Mentioned
in Despatches. Dr & Mrs Hind have received many
expressions of sympathy, including letters from the
Colonel in Charge and the Sergeant of their son's Company,
all these express the great loss that the writers feel
they have sustained. The Chaplain states that the gallant
officer was buried on Wednesday about 2 miles behind
the lines.
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