Rifleman 5042 John Tierney
The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: King's Royal Rifle Corps - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 13/08/1914
Previous Reg/Num: Enlisted at Warrington in October 1902.
Age at death: 31
Date of death: 26th of September 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Loos Memorial - Panel 101 and 102.
BMD details:
Marriage: 14/11/1912 Josephum TIERNEY to Winifridam KEARNS at Sacred Heart RC. John and Winifred had two children: Thomas b-08/08/1915 and Joseph b-14/04/1913 d-05/02/1915.
Family details:
Next-of-kin from service papers: Mrs W Tierney (wife) 30 Mount Street, St Helens. Mr James Tierney (father) 59 Glover Street, St Helens.
Notes:
[note=185]Two Tierney Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Brothers in law [cas=2190]Walter Fogg[/cas] & [cas=1395]Isaac Watkinson[/cas] also fell. Age taken from service papers.
[note=185]Two Tierney Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Brothers in law [cas=2190]Walter Fogg[/cas] & [cas=1395]Isaac Watkinson[/cas] also fell. Age taken from service papers.
[pic]imgs/WW1_people/Tierney_family.jpg[/pic][caption]The Tierney family & Isaac Watkinson
Image from The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy of Ste M. [/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Tierney_J_5042_KRRC.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Rifleman John Tierney on the Loos Memorial
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
