Private 10499 Harry Willcox
Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 4th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 11/05/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 1949 on CWGC.
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 18th of August 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.
Family details:
Father Thomas is legatee.
Census details:
1891 - 2 years old Harry is living at 57 Normans Road, Sutton, St Helens with parents Thomas (39), Sarah (35) and six siblings: Joseph (14), Thomas (11), William (9), John (7), Sarah E (5), Isaac (6 mths). 1901 - 12 years old 'Sheeting Lad' Harry is living at 59 Houghton Road, Sutton, St Helens with parents Thomas (48), Sarah (46) and eight siblings: Thomas (21), William (19), John (17), Sarah E (15), Isaac (10), James (8), George (5), Charles (2). [b]Notes:[/b] Normans Road was renamed to Houghton Road between the census years. 1911 - Sees 22 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' Harry and brother Charles (12) boarding at 18 Herbert Street, Sutton, St Helens with married sister Sarah Emily Thompson (25), her husband Thomas Thompson (32) and their daughter Elizabeth Thompson (1).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=1]Remembered on All Saints War Memorial, Sutton, St Helens[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=1]Remembered on All Saints War Memorial, Sutton, St Helens[/url]
[pic]imgs/sppics/H_Willcox_KLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Harry Willcox on the Thiepval Memorial
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
