Private 5339 Herbert Traverse

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 15/05/1915

Age at death: 31
Date of death: 7th of July 1915 (Wednesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 33.

BMD details:
Marriage: 24/09/1904 Herbert TRAVERSE to Annie HIGGINSON at Eccleston Christ Church CE.

Census details:
1891 - 7 years old Herbert is living at 236 Boundary Road, St Helens with parents James (49), Mary A (45) and seven siblings: William (23), James (21), Thomas (19), Joseph (16), John (13), Annie (10), Alfred (2). 1901 - 17 years old 'Sheet Glass Maker' Herbert and his sister Annie (20) are staying at 53 Bronte Street, St Helens with older brother Thomas (29), his wife Katherina (32) and their daughter Martha (1). 1911 - Sees 27 years old 'Glass Worker' Herbert living at 71 Devon Street, Newtown, St Helens with wife of 6 years Annie (29) and son Herbert (6).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/TraverseH_LFs.jpg[/pic] [caption]The inscription for Private Herbert Traverse on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Richard Houghton.)[/caption]