on 7th august 1915,charles southern and his older brother edward took part in the attack by the 1/5th manchesters on the Turkish trenches at Gallipoli,both brothers were killed in the assault,their bodies were amongst the many unknowns
2013 Charles southern lived with his widowed mother jane at crown terrace,wigan,he was a railway labourer for the wigan coal+iron company,at Victoria pit,his brother Edward also worked there as a miner,he was 30yrs old
2017 Edward southern lived at 11 Wallace lane,wigan with his wife marion and their children,he was 32yrs old
both boys are commemorated on the helles memorial,but Charles was wrongly listed as 5th Bedfordshire regiment and his name was inscribed on the memorial in the lists of those from the bedfords
