Sapper 156141 Robert Critchley

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Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 182nd Tunnelling Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: 1 Western Europe
Date Entered Therein: 06/07/1915
Previous Reg/Num: G/11238, 4TH R. FUS.

Age at death: 36
Date of death: 21st of April 1916 (Friday)
Born: Prescot, Lancs
Resided: Haydock, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ecoivres Military Cemetery Mont-St Eloi - I. E. 11.

BMD details:
Marriage: 25/12/1901 Robert CRITCHLEY to Jane MITCHELL at Ravenhead St John's

Family details:
Husband of Jane Critchley, of 37, Juddfield Brow, Haydock, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 11 years old schoolboy Robert is living at 59 Cyril Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (57), Jane (45) and seven siblings: John W (17), Thomas (16), Ann (15), Joseph (9), Sarah (7), James E (5), Margaret (9 mths). 1901 - 21 years old 'Colliery Carter' Robert is living at 2 Nuttall Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (66), Jane (50) and eight siblings: Thomas (22) Joseph (19), Edward (14), Henry (8), Margaret (10), Lillie (7), Beatrice (5), Lucy (2). 1911 - Sees 31 years old 'Coal Cutter Machineman' Robert living at 52 Haydock Lane, Haydock with wife Jane (32) and four children: Maggie (8), Harry (7), William (5), Elizabeth (7 mths).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=25]Remembered On St Marks, Haydock War Memorial[/url]

Also commemorated on [popup=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/casualty-83-Robert_Critchley.html]Prescot Roll Of Honour[/popup] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Critchley_R_156141_2.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/sppics/R_Critchley_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Sapper Robert Critchley at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi (Photograph courtesy of R Houghton)[/caption]