Private 2006 John Francis Walker

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/1915

Age at death: 23
Date of death: 21st of February 1915 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tancrez Farm Cemetery - I. C. 22.

BMD details:
08/06/1912 John F WALKER to Lucy SOUTHWARD at St Helens Parish Church.

Census details:
1901 - 10 years old John F is living at 67 College Street, St Helens with parents Uriah (58), Hannah (48) and brothers [cas=1373]George Alfred W[/cas] (6), William T (27). Also at the address is William T's wife - Elizabeth A (22) and son Uriah (5 Mths). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Coal Miner Drawer' John F living at 46 Corporation Street, St Helens with widowed mother Hannah (57) and brother [cas=1373]George Alfred W[/cas] (16). Also at the address are boarders John Lea (35) and Samuel Bradbury (17).

Notes:
[note=81]Two Walker brothers who died in The Great War[/note]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/JohnFrancisWalker.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]news/Walker_J_2006.jpg[/pic][pic]news/Walker_J_2006_2.jpg[/pic][pic]news/Walker_J_2006_3.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/J_F_Walker_SLR_zps6c4d8f18.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private John Francis Walker at Tancrez Farm Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]