Category: Military
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment or Ship: 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
Date of Birth: 1889
Place of Birth: Cheltenham, Glos.
Date of Death: 02.11.1914
Place of Death: Belgium
Place of Burial / Memorials:
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Panel 20.
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Family Information
Parents: Charles Simeon Lousada (1824-1904) and Charlotte Sophia Lousada (1847-1894), nee Moysey.
Siblings: Beatrice (1877-1970); Emilie (1878-1956); Nina, born 1879; William (1882-1968); Florence, born 1885; Bertie, his twin, (1889-1915).
Charles was a retired Captain in the Forces and Beatrice, Nina, William, and Florence, were all born in St. Leonards on Sea, Sussex.
In the 1911 census Edward was already serving in the Royal Sussex Regiment.
First World War Experience
Charles served in the B.E.F. in 1914 and was killed on Monday, 2nd November 1914. He was awarded the 1914 Star, the Victory Medal, and the British War Medal.