A BINFIELD soldier who died from wounds gained from fighting in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 was honoured at his graveside by veterans on the hundredth anniversary of his death.

Charles David Slaughter enlisted as Private 11805 in the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment in August 1915 and served on the front in France.

The 25-year-old, who lived in London Road, died on July 30 just a few weeks after being sent home and was buried in the village graveyard with full military honours where 100 years on, member of the Binfield Royal British Legion paid their respects.

Legion branch secretary Paul Hammerstone said: "The Somme cost this village dearly in fathers and sons and we will continue to remember them."

Private Charles was the sixth soldier from Binfield to die after serving at the front during the infamous battle and sustained serious injuries during an attack on the town of Ovillers.

His grave is one of four marked with Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstones.