Private 18579 James Wilcock

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Mesopotamia
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 09/10/1915

Age at death: 29
Date of death: 14th of February 1917 (Wednesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Amara War Cemetery - XXI. M. 3.

BMD details:
Marriage: 21/05/1910 James WILCOCK to Mary E WEIGH at Eccleston St Thomas. James and Mary went on to have three children: James b-07/03/1911, William b-15/06/1912 and Charles b-13/08/1914.

Family details:
Next-of-kin from service papers: Mrs Mary Wilcock (wife), 23 Silkstone Street, St Helens.

Census details:
1891 - 3 years old James is living at 32 Factory Row, Ravenhead, St Helens with parents William (40), Sarah Ann (40) and seven siblings: Stephen (29), Margaret (17), John (15), Elizabeth (12), William (8), Henry (5) George (6 mths). 1901 - 13 years old 'Glass Lad - Bottle Works' James is living at 46 Factory Row, Ravenhead, St Helens with parents William (50), Sarah A (50) and six siblings: Margaret (27), John (25), Elizabeth (22), William (18), Henry (15), George (10). 1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Glass Worker' James living at 23 Maxwell Street, St Helens with wife of 10 months Mary Elizabeth (23) and son James (1 mnth).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] Shown on the cenotaph as Wicox J