He was the eighth child of German immigrant parents Emilie (née Litzow) and Carl Friederich Adermann.During the First World War, he was rejected for military service on medical grounds, attempting to enlist after his brother Robert was killed in action in 1916.Adermann was the only Coalition challenger to oust a Labor incumbent, and was one of only seven Country MPs elected nationwide.A redistribution carved the new seat of Fisher out of some of the eastern portion of Maranoa, and Adermann transferred there for the 1949 election.[1] Sir Charles' grandson Greg Adermann was elected LNP Councillor for Pullenvale Ward of the Brisbane City Council in 2020.