Serjeant 21879 John Small

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 07/11/1915

Age at death: 26
Date of death: 1st of July 1916 (Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.

Family details:
Son of William and Ellen Small, of 160, Gladstone St., St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 3 months old John is living at 31 Clyde Street, St Helens with parents William (26) and Ellen (28). 1901 - 10 years old John is living at 79 Morley Street, St Helens with parents William (36), Ellen H (37) and two siblings: William B (9 Mths), Joseph H (9 Mths). Also at the address is boarder John Cawley (25). 1911 - Sees 20 years old 'Tailors Cutter' John living at 2 Birchley Street, St Helens with parents William (46), Ellen (48) and brother William (10). Also at the address is servant Frances Cook (29).

[center][pic2]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/21879_Small_Echo19160713_zps23a18617.png[/pic2][/center][caption]Liverpool Echo 13/07/1916.[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/sgt_small.jpg[/pic] [caption]Image from the St.Helens Newspaper & Advertiser[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/EPickles_JSmall_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Serjeant John Small on the Thiepval Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem3.jpg[/pic] [caption]John is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]