Private 14501 James Travis
Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 18th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 24/07/1915
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 31st of July 1917
Born: Thatto Heath, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Thatto Heath, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 4 and 6.
Family details:
Son of Mrs. Isabella Travis, of 36, Springfield Rd., Thatto Heath, St. Helens.
Census details:
1891 - 5 months old James is living at 6 Leicester Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Thomas (30), Isabella (29) and three siblings: Ellen (6), Peter (4), William (1). 1901 - 10 years old James is living at 36 Springfield Road, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Thomas (40), Isabella (40) and five siblings: Ellen (16), Peter (14), William (12), Samuel (5), Frank (1). 1911 - Sees 20 years old 'Coal Miner' James still living at 36 Springfield Road, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Thomas (51), Isabella (50) and four siblings: William (21), Samuel (14), Frank (11), Elizabeth (9).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/TravisJms.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter 1916 - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/JamesTravisKLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private James Travis on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1966751]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]
