Charles Henry Sutton (17 December 1906 – 29 July 1945) was an English-Chilean first-class

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er and

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officer. Sutton played

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for the South American cricket team in 1932, before serving in the

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with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Toward the end of the war he fell seriously ill, dying just over a month before its conclusion.

Life and military career

Sutton was born at North Bierley in

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to Charles Evans Sutton and his wife, Annie Gertrude Sutton. He was educated at

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. After completing his education, he moved to

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in Chile to help in his father's company which was based in the city. Having played cricket for club teams in Chile, Sutton was selected to tour England with the South American cricket team in 1932, making a single first-class appearance on the tour against Sir J. Cahn's XI at

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. Batting once in the match, Sutton was dismissed for 10 runs in the South Americans first-innings by Denys Morkel. With his right-arm slow bowling, he bowled a total of five wicketless overs across the match. He played two minor matches for

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against

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in 1938. Sutton later returned to England, where he served in the

in the

. He served as a

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aboard the requisitioned trawler , which was sunk west of Ireland in March 1941. For his service aboard the ship, he was

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in July 1941. He was promoted to the temporary rank of sub-lieutenant in June 1944. He fell seriously ill in 1945, dying at the

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in July 1945. He was buried there at the Royal Naval Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Charles 1906 births 1945 deaths People educated at The Leys School English cricketers British expatriates in Chile Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Royal Navy officers of World War II Royal Navy personnel killed in World War II Military personnel from Bradford Sportspeople from the City of Bradford Cricketers from West Yorkshire