Lieutenant Ernest Tickle

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 25/09/1916
Previous Reg/Num: Sjt. 20033, S Lancs Regt.

Age at death: 28
Date of death: 13th of July 1918 (Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Pont-Remy British Cemetery - I. A. 7.

BMD details:
Marriage: 16/10/1915 Ernest TICKLE to Alice B BENNETT at Eccleston St Thomas.

Family details:
Son of Alfred and Emily Tickle, of 80, Liverpool Rd., St. Helens; husband of Alice Beatrice Tickle, of Colliery House, Nut Grove, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 2 years old Ernest is living at 84 Liverpool Road, St Helens with parents Alfred J (a grocer 33), Emily (31) and four siblings: Albert (9), Alfred J (7), Edith (4), Ethel (1). Also at the address is servant Ada Pass (21). 1901 - 12 years old Ernest is living at 86 Liverpool Road, St Helens with parents Alfred J (a grocer and baker 43), Emily (41) and five siblings: Alfred J (17), Edith (14), Ethel (11), Reginald (9), Frank (5). Also at the address are cook Lucy A Pass (31) and her assistant Maggie Gornall (21). 1911 - Sees 22 years old 'Assistant In Business' Ernest living at 86 Liverpool Road, St Helens with parents Alfred James (A Provision Dealer 53), Emily (51) and five siblings: Alfred James (27), Edith (24), Ethel (21), Herbert Reginald (19), Frank (15). Still with the family is cook Ada Pass (41).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=34]Remembered on St Helens Parish Church Memorial.[/url] Brother Herbert Reginald Tickle also served and was mentioned in dispatches.

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