Charles Edward Valentine McMahon (what a lovely name !) was the husband of my late Great Aunt Annie (nee Derbyshire). They were married in 1912 in Preston. He was born 1877 in Aldershot, Hampshire but in the 1901 and 1911 census he was in Preston, later a Recruiting Sergeant at Fulwood Barracks.. In 1912 he married Annie Derbyshire and in 1916 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment he was awarded a military funeral leaving the family home at 122 St Stephens Road, Preston. He is buried in Preston Cemetry. I have found that he received the two medals which were awarded to soldiers in WW1 so a bit of a mystery why he was awarded a military funeral, normally reserved for decorated officers and quite rare. I am told the only other Preston hero to be awarded such a military funeral was a Private Young, Victoria Cross. If there is anyone with an interest in this family (parents originally from Ireland with a large family living in Preston) I would be so interested to hear from them. Kind regards, Pauline