Corporal 13185 Arthur Billington

Regiment/Unit: East Lancashire Regiment - 9th Bn.
Theatre of War: Salonika

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 19th of September 1918 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Doiran Military Cemetery - VI. C 22.

Family details:
Son of John and Mary Billington. of 116, Albion Street, St. Helens, Lancs. Mother Mary L is sole legatee.

Census details:
1901 - 3 years old Arthur is living at 9 Edgar Street, St Helens with his parents John (31), Mary Louise (30) and two siblings: Ethel (7), Louise (4). 1911 - Sees 13 years old Schoolboy / Part Time Splitter Boy' Arthur living at 116 Albion Street, St Helens with his parents John (41), Mary Louise (40) and six siblings: Ethel (17), Louisa (14), Florence (9), Charlotte Emma (7), Richard (6), George (3). AVL 1918: 116, Albion Street, St. Helens.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/13185ArthurBillington.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/BillingtonA.jpg[/pic] [caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/13185_Billington_A.jpg[/pic] [caption]A dedication to Corporal Arthur Billington at Eccleston Christchuch Churchyard (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/13185ArthurBillington.jpg[/pic][caption]The gravestone of Corporal Arthur Billington at Doiran Military Cemetery (Photograph Courtesy of Barry Davis off GWF )[/caption]