Private 2138 Isaac Watkinson

Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 3rd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 27
Date of death: 3rd of May 1915 (Monday)
Born: Parr, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 6 and 8.

BMD details:
Marriage: 25/12/1909 Isaac WATKINSON to Annie TIERNEY at Parr St Peter's.

Census details:
1891 - 3 years old Isaac is living at 161 Chancery Lane, Parr, St Helens with parents Henry (29), Margaret (23) and brother Jonathan (1). 1901 - 13 years old 'Chemical Worker' Isaac is living at Back cottage - 151 Chancery Lane, Parr, St Helens with parents Henry (40), Margaret (33) and two siblings: Jonathan (11), May (6). Also at the address is boarder Jette Roughley (66). 1911 - Isaac 23 is employed as a Day Wage Miner Below. He is living with his wife Annie 20 and son Henry 1 at 183 Chancery Lane, Parr, St Helens.

Notes:
Brother in law [cas=1302]Charles Tierney[/cas] also fell. Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_people/Tierney_family.jpg[/pic][caption]The Tierney family & Isaac Watkinson Image courtesy of Ste M. [/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/WatkinsonI_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Isaac Watkinson (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]