Lance Corporal 6350 Cornelius Van-Schaick

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) -
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 31/10/1914
Previous Reg/Num: First enlisted 29/07/1908 to 28/04/1912 as Pte. 567, South Lancs Regt.

Age at death: 23
Date of death: 13th of May 1915 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 3.

Family details:
Son of John and Ellen Van Schaick, of 60, Westfield St., St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 9 years old Cornelius is living at 18 Duke Street, St Helens with mother Ellen (37) and five siblings: Leonard (10), William (7), Harry (6), Agatha (5), Ellen (2). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Cooper at Chemical Works' Cornelius living at 45 Atherton Street, St Helens with mother Ellen (47) and five siblings: Leonard (20), William (17), Harry (16), Agatha (15), Ellen (12).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=34]Remembered on St Helens Parish Church Memorial.[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_people/CVanSchaick_1.png[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_people/VanSchaickfamily.jpg[/pic][caption]St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M.[/caption] [center][pic2]imgs/WW1_misc/VanSchaick_C_6350_b.jpg[/pic2][/center][caption]News article and photo from the St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/Cornelius_Van-Schaick.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Lance Corporal Cornelius Van-Schaick 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]