Private 21494 George Sanderson
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 44
Date of death: 16th of July 1917
(Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Reninghelst New Military Cemetery - III. F. 27.
BMD details:
Marriage from service papers:
Mary Allcock (spinster) 04/09/1895 at Prescot
Family details:
Next of Kin from Attestation papers.
Mrs Mary Sanderson (wife), 39 Silkstone St, St Helens.
Census details:
1881 - 6 years old George is living at 74 Lowe Street, St Helens with parents John (37), Elizabeth (35) and siblings John Thomas (12), Mary (9), Joseph (1).
1891 - Shows 17 years old 'Glass Blower' George's family lodging with the Dixon family at 55 Grove Street, St Helens.
George's family are parents John (49), Elizabeth (46) and brother John Thomas (22).
1901 - 26 years old 'Sheet Glass Worker' George is living at 22, Edward Street, St Helens with wife Mary (36) and children John (5), Mary (4), Harriet (2).
Also at the address is brother in law William Alcock (26) and (son?) Thomas Alcock (11).
1911 - Sees 38 years old 'Colliery Labourer' George living at 22 Elliot Street, St Helens with his wife Mary (46) and children John (16), Mary (14), George (7), Ellen (5) and William (3).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url]
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/G_Sanderson_SLR_zps698ea46a.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private George Sanderson at Reninghelst New Military Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 1106