Private 341837 W Arnold Shearim
Regiment/Unit: Labour Corps - Sports Bn.
Theatre of War: Home
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France.
Date Entered Therein: 16/11/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 966, Royal fusilliers
Age at death: 43
Date of death: 1st of July 1919
(Tuesday)
Born: Rock Ferry, Cheshire
Resided: Rainhill, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Rainhill St Ann Churchyard - 697.
BMD details:
Marriage: 2nd Qtr 1915 Arnold Shearim to Margaret E Dickinson at Brentford, Middlesex.
Vol 3a - Page 449.
Family details:
Son of William and Maria Shearim, of St. Michaels House, Rainhill. Born at Liverpool.
Widow: Margaret E.
Census details:
1881 - 6 years old Arnold is living at 44 Woodville Terrace, Everton, Liverpool with parents William (30), Maria (40) and two siblings: Ada (5), Frank (5).
Also at the address is his step sister Sarah H. Chatham (21).
1891 - Not found.
1901 - 26 years old 'Designer' Arnold is living at 17 Sandringham Road, West Derby, Liverpool with parents William (49), Maria (57) and two siblings: Ada (25), Frank (23).
Still with the family is his step sister Sarah H Chatham (38).
1911 - Sees 35 years old 'Artist' Arnold living at St Michaels House, Rainhill with parents William (58) and Maria (66).
[b]Note:[/b] St Michaels House was at the junction of Lea Green Rd and Chapel Lane, Sutton Manor.
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=1]Remembered on All Saints War Memorial, Sutton, St Helens[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=50]Also remembered on St Anne's War Memorial, Rainhill[/url]
Discharged 20/09/1918.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/341837WArnoldShearim.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]tpics/966_Shearim.jpg [/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Arnold Shearim in St. Ann's Churchyard, Rainhill.
SHROH ref. 1141