Private 29942 Harry Woosey

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 8th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 27
Date of death: 16th of October 1917 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Woburn Abbey Cemetery Cuinchy - III. A. 1.

BMD details:
Marriage of Harry Woosey to Sarah J Carter registered 2nd Qtr 1912 at Prescot, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 1275.

Family details:
Son of William and Elizabeth Ellen Woosey, of St. Helens; husband of Sarah Jane Woosey, of 64, Albion St., St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - Not found. 1901 - 11 years old Henry is living at 5 Lewis Street, St Helens with parents William (44), Eliza (44) and six siblings: John (19), William (16), Elizabeth Ellen (13), Rachael (8), Maud (5), George (3). 1911 - Sees 21 years old 'Grocers Assistant' Harry living at 68 Claughton Street, St Helens with parents William (54), Eliza Ellen (54) and three siblings: John (29), Rachel (18), George (13).

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/29942HarryWoosey.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Woosey_H_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]tpics/29942_Woosey.jpg[/pic][caption]Image courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/HWoosey_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Harry Woosey at Woburn Abbey Cemetery, Cuinchy (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]