Serjeant 8930 Martin Sherlock
Regiment/Unit: North Staffordshire Regiment - 3rd Bn.
Theatre of War: Home
Age at death: 54
Date of death: 2nd of January 1917
(Tuesday)
Born: Wolstanton, Staffordshire,
Resided: 52 Gaskell Street, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Section 34 / Grave 723
BMD details:
Marriage: 13/11/1916 Martin SHERLOCK to Mary J CURRAN at Parr St Peter's
Burial date: 06/01/1917
Family details:
Widow: Mary J Sherlock of 80 Gaskell Street, Parr
Census details:
1861 Martin 2 is living with his parents Martin 38, Bridget 29 and siblings Mary 8, Ellen 6 and Margaret 7 months at 37 High Street, Oldcott, Wolstanton, Staffordshire.
1871 - Martin 12 is living with his parents Martin 36, Bridget 32 and siblings Mary 18, Ellen 16, Margaret 10, John 5, Thomas 3 and Francis 5 months at Broadfields, Oldcott, Wolstanton, Staffordshire.
1881 - Possibly aged 19 and serving with the 4th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment based at Whittington Barracks Military Depot.
Family transcribed as Shirlock
Martin enlisted at Lichfield on 12/07/1881 and later served in South Africa.
Notes:
Discharged 20/10/1916 at Lichfield.
His occupation is given as a 'Collier' living at 52 Gaskell Street, Parr, St Helens.
There is a second MIC in the name of Private 11613 Michael Shurlock - RWF.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/8930MartinSherlock.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
SHROH ref. 1147