Sapper 426178 William Tranter

(Photo courtesy of relative Jeri Rhodes)

Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 1st West Lancs Field Coy.
Theatre of War: Home
Previous Reg/Num: 7655, Royal Engineers (Territorial Forces).

Age at death: 36
Date of death: 10th of May 1920 (Monday)
Born: Skelmersdale, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 04 / Grave 507

BMD details:
Marriage: 4th qtr 1914 William Tranter to Ada Hopkinson at Prescot, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 1264

Family details:
Next of kin and address at enlistment: Mrs Ada Tranter (wife), 78 Birchley Street, St Helens.

Census details:
1891 - 7 years old schoolboy William is living at 88 Peter Street, St Helens with parents John (58), Martha (41) and five siblings: John (15), Maggie O (15), Jane H (10), Martha (5), Richard (3). Also at the address is grandmother - Susan H Wilcock (74) 1901 - 17 years old 'Glass Works Labourer' William is living at 91 Windleshaw Road, St Helens with parents John (68), Martha (50) and five siblings: John T (25), Jane H (19), Richard (12), Martha (15), Henry (9). 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'Miner (Hewer)' William boarding at 3 Haswell Street, St Helens with Johannah Platt (73), future wife Ada Hopkinson (35) and son Stanley Tranter Hopkinson (4 mths).

Notes:
(1) Gas poisoning active service, (2) Acute tuberculosis of lungs & exhaustion Not found on CWGC.

[pic]gallery_shroh/TranterBrothers.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]tpics/426178_Wm_Tranter.jpg[/pic][caption]Photograph donated by family member Jeri Rhodes[/caption] [pic]tpics/426178_William_Tranter.jpg[/pic] [pic]tpics/426178_Wm_Tranter.png[/pic][caption]The headstone of William Tranter at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of the Tranter family)[/caption]