Serjeant 2242 Ernest John Winstanley

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/1915

Age at death: 35
Date of death: 6th of July 1915 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 37.

BMD details:
Marriage: 04/10/1902 Ernest J WINSTANLEY to Florence PHILLIPS at Ravenhead St John's.

Census details:
Census details suggest his forenames were Ernets John and he is also shown as John E in 1901. 1881 - 1 years old Ernest J is living at 23 Street Un-Named , St Helens with parents Richard (29), Margaret (29) and siblings: Thomas (10), Margaret A. (8), Rachel (5). 1891 - 11 years old schoolboy Ernest is living at 26 Factory Row, Ravenhead, St Helens with parents Richard (38), Margaret (39) and six siblings: Thomas (20), Margaret A (18), Rachel (16), Richard (9), Edith (5), Esther (2). 1901 - 21 years old 'Sheet Glass Flattener' Ernest J is living at 44 Crossley Road, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Richard (48), Margaret (49) and four siblings: Richard (19), Edith (15), Esther (12), Gertrude (9). 1911 - Sees 31 years old 'Glass Marker (flattener)' Ernest J living at 66 Dunriding Lane, St Helens with wife Florrie (33) and two children: Annie (7), Richard (6).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2242_Winstanley.jpg[/pic][caption]Clipping from the St Helens Reporter[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/E_Winstanley_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Serjeant Ernest Winstanley on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Phototographs courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]