Private 11543 Sylvester Whittle

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 4th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 04/03/1915

Age at death: 21
Date of death: 27th of April 1915 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 4 and 6.

Family details:
Son of Sylvester and Mary Whittle, of 28, Hamer St., St. Helens, Lancs. Mother Mary is sole legatee.

Census details:
1901 - 7 years old Sylvester is living at 28 Hamer Street, St Helens with parents Sylvester (35), Mary (31) and three siblings: Joseph (9), Elizabeth (3), John (1). Boarding at the address are Thomas Curran (17) and William Joseph Smith (17). 1911 - Sees 17 years old 'Glass Cutter' Sylvester living at 28 Hamer Street, St Helens with parents Sylvester (45), Mary (41) and four siblings: Joseph (19), Elizabeth (13), Louisa (5), Sarah Agnes (2). Boarding at the address is Thomas Curran (27).

[pic]imgs/WW1_people/Whittle_S_KLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/SWhittleKLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/S_Whittle_KLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Sylvester Whittle on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Photos courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem6.jpg[/pic] [caption]Sylvester is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]