Serjeant 20041 Francis Sutton

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915
Age at death: 30
Date of death: 5th of July 1917
(Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension - II. C. 28.
BMD details:
Marriage:
24/04/1913 Franciscum SUTTON to Elizabetham LATHOM at St Mary's (Lowe House) RC.
Family details:
Son of Thomas and Marg. Sutton, of St. Helens; husband of Elizabeth Sutton, of 137, Duke St., St. Helens.
Census details:
1891 - 4 years old Frank is living at 74 Parr Street, St Helens with grandparents Francis Maguire (60), Norah Maguire (50) and uncles Charles Maguire (29), Thomas Maguire (25), Hugh Maguire (17).
Also at the address are servant Mary Obrien (12) and boarder Patrick Gallagher (23), Michael Tobin (50).
1901 - Frank 14 is employed as an Apprentice Bottle Blower. He is living with his parents Thomas 39, Margaret 40 and siblings Ann 9, Margaret 5 and Mary 2 at 87 Parr Street, St Helens.
1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Bottle Hand' Frank living at 75 Parr Street, St Helens with uncle Hugh Maguire (37), mother Margaret Sutton (50), sisters Margaret Sutton (15), Mary Sutton (12).
Notes:
Census records suggest Francis was born in Leigh.
[pic]imgs/sppics/Sutton_Frank.jpg[/pic][caption]Image from the St.Helens Newspaper & Advertiser, courtesy of Jeff Keenan
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[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/F_Sutton_SLR_zpsae47e945.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant Francis Sutton at Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension
(Photo courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]
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[caption]Francis is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
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