Private 16061 John Westerman
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 30/06/1915
Age at death: 18
Date of death: 10th of August 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 139 and 140.
Family details:
Mother and legatee: Johanna Westerman.
Census details:
1901 - 4 years old John is living at 52 College Street, St Helens with parents John (46), Johanna (42) and five siblings: Mary Ann (18), James (17), Eliza (14), Maggie (9), Hannah (7). 1911 - Sees 14 years old 'Driver At Colliery' John living at 105 Central Street, St Helens with widowed mother Johanna (52) and three siblings: Maggie (18), Johanna (16), Eliza Green (nee Westerman 23) with her husband John James Green (23), their son James Green (1) and a grand-daughter to Johannah - Agnes Backhouse (5).
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/SLR_4.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private John Westerman
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[caption]John is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
