Private 12913 Richard Spruce

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 8th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 25/09/1915

Age at death: 29
Date of death: 21st of May 1916 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Clockface, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ecoivres Military Cemetery Mont-St Eloi - II. A. 16.

BMD details:
Marriage: 29/05/1909 Richard Spruce to Mary Quinn at Warrington. Richard and Mary went on to have two more children: Ida b-22/01/1913 and Richard b-23/02/1915

Family details:
Husband of Mary Spruce, of 93, Clock Face Rd., St Helens, Lancs. Next-of-kin from service papers:(wife) Mrs Mary Spruce, 6 Hall Street, Clockface, St Helens.

Census details:
1891 - 3 years old Richard is living at Woods Cottages, Burtonwood with parents Richard (25), Mary (26) and two siblings: David (5), William (2). 1901 - 13 years old 'Colliery Hand' Richard is living at Green Jones Brow, Burtonwood, Lancs with parents Richard (34), Mary (36) and seven siblings: David (15), William (11), Samuel (9), Hannah (6), Ellen (4), Amy (3), James (8 Mths). 1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Coal Miner' Richard living at 46 Jackson Street, Burtonwood with wife Mary (20) and daughter Hilda (1).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=36]Remembered on the Clock Face Colliery War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/12913_RSpruce.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Richard Spruce at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi (Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption]