Private 24018 William John Sheffield

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - 7th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 25
Date of death: 5th of April 1916 (Wednesday)
Born: Thatto Heath, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Golborne, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Philosophe British Cemetery Mazingarbe - I. B. 22.

BMD details:
Marriage; 1st Qtr 1910. William John Sheffield to Florence Mary Kenny at Prescot, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 919.

Family details:
Widow: Florence M

Census details:
1891 - 1 year old William John is living at Taylors Cottages, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Thomas (27) and Mary E (24). 1901 - 11 years old William John is living at 27 Parliament Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Thomas (37), Mary Ellen (35) and two siblings: Thomas (9), Ruth (2 Mths). [s]1911 - Sees 21 years old 'Miner' William John still living at 27 Parliament Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Thomas (47), Mary Ellen (45) and brother Thomas (20).[/s] 1911 - Sees 21 years old 'Miner Hewer' William living at 31 Parliament Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with wife Florence Mary (19) and son John (1). William J is shown as being at both addresses in 1911.

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url] Brother Private 24019 Thomas Sheffield also served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/24018WilliamJohnSheffield.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/SheffieldWJ_RIFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William John Sheffield at Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]