Corporal 4583 William Sankey

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 'D' Bty. 75th Bde.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 22/08/1915

Age at death: 25
Date of death: 22nd of July 1917 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Canada Farm Cemetery - I. F. 32.

Census details:
1891 - 1 year old William is living at 38 Faraday Road, Winnington, Cheshire with parents Enoch (25) and Anne (23). Boarding at the address are John Reynolds (38) and John Reynolds (10). 1901 - 11 years old William is living at 163 Chancery Lane, Parr, St Helens with parents Enoch (34), Annie (30) and brother Isaac (5). Also at the address is Michael Cassidy (27) 1911 - Not found. None of the family are found in 1911. Possibly mistranscribed

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/4583WilliamSankey.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Sankey_W_4583_RFA.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/W_Sankey_RFA_zpsaf1ee713.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Corporal William Sankey at Canada Farm Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]