Private 57976 Arthur William Tierney
Regiment/Unit: Royal Defence Corps -
Theatre of War: Home
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 14/06/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 11335, South Lancs Regt.
Age at death: 39
Date of death: 15th of August 1919
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 09 / Grave 151
BMD details:
Marriage: 02/04/1904 Arthur William Tierney to Mary Sykes at Prescot Reg Office, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 1209
Family details:
Next of kin from service records. Mrs Mary Tierney (wife), 67 York Street, St Helens.
Census details:
1881 - 1 years old Arthur is living at 137 College Street, St Helens with parents Michael (36), Ellen (33) and four siblings: James (14), John (10), Ada (5), Thomas (3). Mother remarries: 01/11/1888 Edward J F K FORBER to Margaritam E TIERNEY at St Mary's (Lowe House) RC. 1891 - 11 yeas old schoolboy Arthur and siblings James Tierney (25), John Tierney (20), Oswald Tierney (13), [cas=1303]Francis Tierney[/cas] (9), Walter Tierney (8) are shown as boarding at 160 College Street, St Helens with stepfather Edward Forber (45), mother Ellen Forber (43), step siblings Henry John Forber (20), Mary Elizabeth Forber (16), Robert Forber (11), Winifred Forber (9) and half siblings Mary Agneta Forber (1), Edmund Forber (4 mths). 1901 - 21 years old 'Railway Brakeman' Arthur is living at 29 Greenfield Road, St Helens with stepfather Edward Forber (56), Margery E Forber (53), step brother Henry Forber (30), siblings Oswald Tierney (23), [cas=1303]Francis Tierney[/cas] (19) and half siblings Winifred Forber (19), Mary A Forber (11), Edmond Forber (9), Joseph Forber (8). Boarding at the address is William Leyland (63). 1911 - Sees 31 years old 'Fireman In The Coal Mine' Arthur W living at 67 York Street, St Helens with wife Mary (34) and four children: Mary (6), Edith (4), Louisa (1), Margaret (1 mth). Also at the address is (father in law?)James Sykes (64). The couple had one more child: Lena born 02/09/1914. All children are born at St Helens.
Notes:
[note=158]Two Tierney Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Death details from servce records. Not on SDGW or CWGC. Service record has him as 51976 TIERNEY, Arthur WilliamActing Corporal 51976Royal Defence CorpsDied 15.08.19 Age 39Commemorated: United Kingdom Book of RemembranceCommemoration Moved To St Helens Cemetery.
[note=158]Two Tierney Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Death details from servce records. Not on SDGW or CWGC. Service record has him as 51976 TIERNEY, Arthur WilliamActing Corporal 51976Royal Defence CorpsDied 15.08.19 Age 39Commemorated: United Kingdom Book of RemembranceCommemoration Moved To St Helens Cemetery.
[pic]tpics/57976_Tierney.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Arthur William tierney at St Helens Cemetery
(Picture courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
