231813 Bmdr. Charles Alley Tattam British Army 29th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery (d.18th Nov 1918) Charles Tattam was the second son of Frederick Tattam and Mary Ann Rebecca Alley. Charlie was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire and grew up on Sopwell Farm, where his father was a shepherd. Sadly Charlie's father died in 1901, aged 35, when Charlie was only ten years old. His mother re-married and two of his brothers emigrated to Canada. His 3 brothers and one sister all died in the 1970's. Charlie's sister, Lucy Alley Tattam, was my stepfather's mother. In the late 1970's some of my stepfather's cousins came over from Canada to visit, but I don't know if they knew about Charlie, or not and sadly my stepfather died in 2001, so I can't ask him.
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