1899 Nov 26. Born Middlesex . But nobody of that name there. He was born Charles Arthur Read at Camberwell and for reasons unknown, ended up as the adopted son of Edward Tupper 1901/1910
Father given as E Tupper, 2/19 Crawley Lodge, Crawley, Sussex on his RNVR record.
1901 census at Bournemouth
1908 His mother died
1911 census at 6 Lydon Rd, Clapham S W
1918 Mar 4. Commissioned Midshipman
1919 Feb 14. Demobilised
1920 Dec 15. Joined ADRIC with service no 1259. Posted to L Coy
1921 Jun 16. Involved in Rathcoole Ambush - £45 compensation
1921 Oct 21 to 10 Nov He was "suspended"
1922 Jan He appears to have still been serving on demobilisation of ADRIC
1922 Sep 20 Takes out seaman's card
1923 Jun 26 Sails as a seaman on SS Orviels
1925 Apr/Jun Marriage to Joyce Lena Long in East Preston, Sussex
1934 electoral register He and his wife Joyce on roll at 113 Palace Road , Norwood
1955 I think he died as Charles A Reid in Southend
1966 His widow Joyce died in Bromley