Trafford

Born during the June quarter 1896 in the Altrincham R.D. - ref: 8a/175, the
son of Charles Edward & Georgina Russell (nee Sargeant).

1901 Census - 71 Shrewsbury Street, Stretford.     Son - aged: 5 - born:
Ashton upon Mersey.   Head of household - Charles Edward Russell - Married
- aged: 49 - occ: Mercantile Clerk - born: Leek, Staffordshire.    Also -
Georgeina Russell - Wife - aged: 28 - born: Liverpool.   Plus 3 siblings,
including Charles Archiblad Russell who was also killed during WW1,
together with 1 servant and 2 boarders.

1911 Census -  20 Patey Street, Longsight, Manchester.    Son - aged: 15 -
occ: Apprentice - born: Ashton upon Mersey.    Head of household - Charles
Edward Russell - Married - aged: 59 - occ: Clerk and Traveller - born:
Leek, Staffordshire.    Also - Georgeina Russell - Wife - aged: 38 - occ:
Manageress of Cafe - born: Liverpool.   Plus 5 siblings, including Charles
Archiblad Russell who was also killed during WW1. 

Employed at Haugk, von Zabern & Co Ltd, Shipping Merchants, 24 Sackville
St, Manchester.

See "Manchester Scottish" by Roger Dowson.

On the 1st July, the 15th Bn attacked from a forward trench line running NW
to SE, south of La Boiselle down to Becourt Wood.  Their objective was four
German trench lines in front of Contalmaison.    After the Lochnagarr and
the La Boiselle mines were blown, they went over the top to be met by
murderous German machine gun fire.    Although the Germans had been
subjected to an enormous barrage of shell fire for a week previous, they
were all well hidden deep underground and simply surfaced when the barrage
ended to man the machine guns. 

His younger brother was injured at Gallipoli, serving with the 7th
Manchester Rgt.