{"id":23513,"date":"2026-04-05T08:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=23513"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:39:50","slug":"csm-george-charnick-dcm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/personal-accounts\/csm-george-charnick-dcm\/","title":{"rendered":"RSM George Charnick DCM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>George Josiah Charnick &#8211; 26 August 1919 &#8211; 30 December 1981.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>RSM George Charnick DCM was a highly-decorated member of the 2nd Battalion of the London Irish Rifles who served with the battalion from the spring of 1939 until the end of the war and in occupation duties in Austria. We have received the attached photographs from the personal collection of RSM Charnick from his son George. They provide a unique record of the story of a young Londoner&#8217;s journey through the ranks of the London Irish and almost two-and-a-half years of war. We are absolutely privileged to add them to our web site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/george-charnick-from-sergeant-to-rsm\/\">From Sergeant to RSM<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/george-charnick-spanish-steps-july-1944\/\">Rome<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/23535-2\/\">Groups<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/george-charnick-comrades-in-arms\/\">Comrades in Arms<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/george-charnick-bren-gun-carriers\/\">Carriers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/george-charnick-austria1945\/\">Austria<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/media\/George%205.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:479px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/media\/George%20and%20Grace%201939.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:457px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">George and Grace Charnick (nee Rawlings)&nbsp;in 1939.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Josiah Charnick &#8211; 26 August 1919 &#8211; 30 December 1981. RSM George Charnick DCM was a highly-decorated member of the 2nd Battalion of the London Irish Rifles who served with the battalion from the spring of 1939 until the end of the war and in occupation duties in Austria. 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