Private G/1672 John Rothery

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 7th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 25/09/1915

Age at death: 24
Date of death: 13th of November 1916 (Monday)
Born: Liverpool, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ancre British Cemetery Beaumont-Hamel - III. C. 13.

Census details:
1901 - 9 years old John is living at 33 Croppers Hill, St Helens with parents Frederick (33), Alice (37) and six siblings: Elizabeth (14), Annie (13), Henry (11), Charlotte (5), Frederick (4), Mable (1). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Pawnbroker Apprentice' John living at 32 Croppers Hill, St Helens with parents Frederick (44), Alice (48) and eight siblings: Elizabeth (24), Ann (22), Charlotte (15), Frederick (13), Mabel (10), Erline (8), Robert (6), William (3).

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/RotheryJohn_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Rothery_J_G1672_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/OShaughnessy_P6348_RMF.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/1672JohnRothery.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/1672JohnRothery2.jpg[/pic] [caption]A dedication for Private John Rothery at Eccleston Cristchurch (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/J_Rothery_RF.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private John Rothery at Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]