Born: 11 August 1899 at Ilex Cottage, Doddington, Crewe, Cheshire.  He died in WWI, 3 September 1916, aged 17.
Son of: John Loring (1854-1931) and Annetta Julia Royds.
Brother of: 
1. Lt-Col Edward Joshua Loring MC RE (1883-1951).
2. 2nd Lt Robert Nele Loring (1887-1915).  Killed in WW1.
3. Katherine Adelaide Rees (nee Loring, 1884-1974?) who married Brig Gen Rees CMG DSO.
4. Anne Margret Loring (1886-????).
5. Winifred Ruth Block (nee Loring, 1892-19??) who married Capt Block DSO RFA.
6. Ethel Marion Wilson (nee Loring, 1895-19??) who married Capt Wilson MC RAMC..
7. Mildred Joyce Giblin nee Loring (1901-19??).

Charles was educated at Hazelwood School and then Bradfield College.

When WWI started Charles enlisted as Private 2534 in the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps at 10 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn on the 31st of December 1914.  At a medical examination, which was held on the same day, it was recorded that he was 6 feet tall. He was assigned to F Company and sent for training at Berkhamstead.  On the 15th of March 1915 he applied for a commission, in an application in which gave the year of his birth as 1897, and he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment on the 31st of March 1915.  After further training he was posted to the 2nd Battalion of his regiment and he embarked for France on the 21st of July 1916 and joined his battalion in the field at Yzeux on the 2nd of August 1916.

The 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment was detailed to support an attack by their Brigade (22nd) to capture the village of Ginchy on the Somme. They had just had two days rest and made their way to the front line over ground torn by shell fire and slippery from rain.  At 7am on the 3rd of September 1916 A and B Companies took positions in the assembly trench with C and D Companies in support in "Folly" Trench. The lead units went over the top at zero hour which was set at midday.  Soon after 12.30 things were reported to be "going well with between thirty and forty German prisoners being sent back to Brigade Headquarters.  By 1pm several reports said that the lead battalions had captured Ginchy and were consolidating.  In reality the Royal Welch Fusiliers had managed to establish a toe hold on the western outskirts of the village and three companies of the Royal Warwicks moved up in support.  At 1.45pm a runner from D Company reported that they had been held up by machine gun fire and were digging in.  At around the same time another runner arrived at Battalion Headquarters to report that A, B and C Companies had reached their objective and were also digging in.  Casualties for the attack were three officers killed, two officers missing believed wounded and five wounded with 33 other ranks killed or died of wounds, 197wounded and ninety missing.

 Later in the afternoon an attempt to push further into Ginchy by the 20th Battalion Manchester Regiment was repulsed by a German counterattack.  The Royal Warwicks checked the counterattack with fire from their Lewis Guns and held their positions for the following two nights.

A report said that Charles Loring had died while leading his men very coolly and gallantly in difficult circumstances.