Private 11341 Samuel Bebbington
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 01/07/15
Age at death: 39
Date of death: 10th of August 1915
Born: Runcorn, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 139 and 140.
BMD details:
Marriage: 26/12/1904 Samuel Bebbington and Nellie Cardwell at St Helens Parish Church
Family details:
Son of Samuel and Harriett Bebbington, of 113, Harris St., St. Helens; husband of Nellie Bebbington, of 16, Albion St., St. Helens, Lancs. Widow Nellie is legatee.
Census details:
1881 - 5 years old Samuel is living at 22 Vine Street, Runcorn with parents Samuel (32), Harriet (40) and four siblings: Thomas W. (10), Alfred (10), Mary (3), Frank (1). Also at the address is step brother John H. Smith (13). 1891 - 15 years old Samuel is living at 33 Doulton Street, St Helens with parents Samuel (42), Harriet (49) and five siblings: Thomas (20), Alfred (17), Polly (12), Frank (11), Harry (6). 1901 - 25 years old Labourer Samuel is living at 86 Atherton Street, St Helens with parents Samuel (52), Harriett (61) and brother Frank (21). Also at the address is Samuel's married sister Mary (23) and her husband Alfred Lomax (20). 1911 - Sees 34 years old 'Coal Miner (Hewer)' Samuel living at 16 Albion Street, St Helens with wife Nellie (29) and children Rebecca (5), Harry (10mths), Norman (10mths).
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/11341SamuelBebbington.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Bebbington_S_11341.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/SLR_1.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Samuel Bebbington
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]
