Private 1864 Ralph Welsh
he St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 12/11/1914
Age at death: 21
Date of death: 24th of June 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 37.
Family details:
Son of Thomas Walsh, of 12, Critchley St., St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 8 years old Ralph, widowed father Thomas (50) and brothers Edward (10), Thomas (10) are living at 6 City, Windle. They are staying with Ralph's aunt - Martha Emery (64) and her daughter Ann Emery (23). Note: Ralph and family are shown as Walsh in the 1901 census. 1911 - Sees 17 years old 'Glass House Labourer' Ralph and brother John (34) living at 26 Merton Bank Road, St Helens with relatives the Dyer family: William Dyer (31), Ralph's sister Alice Dyer (30) and their two children: Ellen Dyer (4), Mary Dyer (8).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=11]Remembered on Moss Bank Mission Memorial[/url] CWGC have this casualties surname as 'Walsh' Age taken from census.
[url=lmem.php?lmem=11]Remembered on Moss Bank Mission Memorial[/url] CWGC have this casualties surname as 'Walsh' Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/Ypres_Menin_Gate_SLR3.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Ralph Walsh on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
