Driver 37395 Peter Heyes

BMD details:
Marriage: 01/10/1903 Peter HEYES to Agnes NIXON at Sutton St Nicholas CE.

Family details:
Peter's medal receipts show two more addresses, 3 Pye Street and 69 Helena Road - both addresses are in Sutton.

Census details:
1891 - 9 years old Peter is living at 89 Junction Lane, Sutton, St Helens with parents Peter (44), Ann Ellen (46) and nine siblings: Jane (20), William (18), Annie (16), Louisa (14), Auther (12), John (6), Edith (4), Florence (1), Winifred (3 mths). 1901 - 19 years old 'Apprentice to Hair Dresser' Peter is living at 91 Junction Lane, Sutton, St Helens with parents Peter (54), Ann Ellen (52) and six siblings: William (28), Arthur (23), John (17), Edith (14), Florence (11), Winifred (10). 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'General Labourer - Copper Wire Drawing' Peter living at 8 Dales Row, Whiston with wife Agnes (27) and two children: Peter (1), Elizabeth (5 mths).

Notes:
Served under the ALIAS of [b]Driver 37395 Peter LEWIS.[/b] Age taken from census. Peter's parents marriage on 12/07/1868 Peter HEYES to Ann E LEWIS at Rainford Parish Church goes someway to explaining his use of the surname Lewis at enlistment.

The Silver War Badge rolls show that Peter enlisted on 16/08/1905 and was discharged on 10/04/1919 as a result of his sickness. [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Heyes_P_37395.jpg[/pic][caption]From The Local Press - Courtesy Jeff Keenan[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HeyesPeter_RFA.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/1665_HEYES_GRAVE.JPG[/pic][caption]The grave of Peter Heyes at Sutton (St Nicholas and All Saints) Churchyard (Photo courtesy of Paul Charlesworth)[/caption]