Charles Bryant

Mrs Hughes: "If you'd only see the child. He's a lovely wee chap."

Major Bryant: "Mrs Hughes, the last thing I would wish to be is rude, but in this case I really must be left to my own devices. Now, I'll say good-bye. It's time I was making tracks."

— Mrs Hughes urges Major Bryant to go and see his son.^[src]

Major Charles Bryant (d. between October 24th and November 3rd, 1918)^[1]^{[citation needed]} was a man who fought for the British Army during the Great War.

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Major Charles Bryant was a British Army officer in the Great War. He sustained injuries around 1917 or 1918 and was sent to convalesce at Downton Abbey, which was serving as a recovery home for officers. While there, he initiated a romantic liaison with a maid, Ethel Parks.

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The relationship between Charles Bryant and Ethel Parks started when Ethel asserted that her son, Charlie, was fathered by Major Bryant. Despite initial resistance from Mr. Bryant, Mrs. Bryant facilitated a meeting with Ethel. Once they accepted Charlie as their grandson, Mr. Bryant proposed to raise him as his successor, and Ethel agreed to serve as Charlie's nurse.

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Major Charles Bryant, played by actor Daniel Pirrie, arrived at Downton Abbey when it served as a convalescent ward during World War I, a change implemented upon Isobel Crawley's suggestion. Bryant, along with his wife, made a subsequent visit to Downton in 1920, entangled in a narrative involving Ethel.

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In Downton Abbey, Charles Bryant, played by Daniel Pirrie, was admired by staff members such as Anna Smith and Mr Carson for his strong work ethic and moral values, despite his disability.

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He was injured sometime during the late stages of the war, sometime in 1917 or 1918, and was sent to Downton Abbey to recover, as the house was being used as a convalescent home for officers. Once there, he started flirting with one of the maids, Ethel Parks, who, wanting more than she had at present, began an affair with the handsome officer. The Major got involved with Ethel, promising to take her with him to York. Mrs Hughes, however, caught the pair of them in bed, dismissing Ethel who, unbeknownst to anyone, had become pregnant with the Major's son.

Ethel went to live in an empty cottage, with their baby, fed from the kitchens at Downton Abbey with Mrs Hughes' assistance. Major Bryant repeatedly ignored Ethel's pleas to come, at least to see Charlie, their baby son, showing he wanted no responsibility for the child. He soon left Downton for the war front once again. He was sent to the Italian Front, where he was killed, mere weeks away from the armistice, during the Battle of Vittorio Veneto between 24 October and 3 November, 1918.

He was an only child. When his parents learned of the existence of their grandson, they eventually adopted him by 1920.

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↑ Not a reference: The days that the Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought. As Major Bryant died during the battle, he died between those days.

[1] Not a reference: The days that the Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought. As Major Bryant died during the battle, he died between those days.

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