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Yes, very sad for a whole family to be wiped out in a few days.

Like Potty, I can't find a service record for Charles - but like you say most were destroyed, and if the whole family had died would he have been awarded a medal?

Thanks Flip

What ever happened its sad - I could see they died quite close together but had not thought to look for Charles service records. I suppose I really need to get all 3 death certs. to get to finding out the truth,
It is poss that Charles service records got destroyed as a lot of them did during a fire in WW2 so I may never find that one out.

I use Cheshire BMD a lot as most of my ancestors are from Cheshire

His wife was registered on the page before Charles, and the 2 children a couple of pages later - so it looks like they may all have died within days of each other.

That was from freebmd, but Cheshirebmd has Charles on ref 66 & Beatrice on 67 - so not sure who died first - again both children later pages.

Oddly, I cannot find a medal card for Charles using both regiments and Nos, which make me wonder if he served abroad. Have you found him in 1911? As his wife died before him, he could have been home on compassionate leave.

Thanks all - as always

it certainly helps having someone else look at things for you, you go a little blind when you have been looking at your own tree for ages.

Gaynor

Don't you just love the 1911 census for Beatrice, - with father James, mother Martha, although Beatrice has been crossed out as not at home. They've named the whole family, including their 2 dead children.

Although this doesn't help you find the cause of death for Beatrice, Martha or Charles jnr, but as they were all in the same quarter I would imagine your theory of flu (which can lead to pneumonia) would be the most likely.

There is this, states he died of pneumonia

Vickers, Charles
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Cemetery: Bunbury (St Boniface) Churchyard Extension

Country: England

Area: Cheshire

Rank: Private

Official Number: 39400

Unit: South Lancashire Regiment transf. to (267821) Labour Corps.

Force: Army

Nationality: British

Details:
Died of pneumonia 31st October 1918. Age 28. Son of Charles and Kate Vickers of Bunbury; husband of the late Beatrice Vickers. 32I.


George

Ah so we was repatriated home then! Most of my relatives then was in Bunbury and most of them married or are buried at St Boniface Church. This will lead to another question that has been bugging me for ages as I have been trying to find out if there was a military hospital close my, or somewhere were soldiers were nursed back to health? I have tried to look this up but can not find anything, May post this separately.

Gaynor
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Another record of his death but no more info:

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
about Charles Vickers Name: Charles Vickers
Birth Place: Bunburv. Cheshire
Residence: Malpas, Ches.
Death Date: 31 Oct 1918
Death Location: Home
Enlistment Location: Crewe, Cheshire
Rank: Private
Regiment: Labour Corps
Number: 267821
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Home
Comments: Formerly 39400, S. Lan. Regt.

Hi and thanks

I will get the death certs - I know some of my family all died of flu and another great aunt took her brothers children in ( after her brother and wife died along with their youngest child)

Does look like Charles died in service so will be interesting to see if he was sent home following being injured.

thanks

Gaynor

Could this be Charles? It says husband of late Beatrice.

Casualty detailsVICKERS, CHARLES
Rank:Private
Service No:39400
Date of Death:31/10/1918
Age:28
Regiment/Service:South Lancashire Regiment
transf. to (267821) Labour Corps
Grave Reference32I.
CemeteryBUNBURY (ST. BONIFACE) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
Additional Information:
Son of Charles and Kate Vickers, of Bunbury; husband of the late Beatrice Vickers.

I can see why you are thinking flu as there was a disastrous pandemic at that time. But as GlitterBaby says, you need a death cert to be sure.
Jan

So I presume you do not have any of the death certs ?

I am trying to find out what killed my great aunt (Beatrice Edge) and family as they all died in 1918 – can anyone help?

Beatrice Vickers Nee Edge br 1990 Cheshire
Charles Vickers br 1889 Cheshire
Martha Kate Vickers br 1916 Cheshire
Charles Vickers brn 1914 Cheshire

All deaths registered in 1918

Thinking it may have been a flu epidemic?

Please Help!

Gaynor