Private 3302 Andrew Killilea
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 15/05/1915
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 8th of July 1915
Born: 42 Lyme Street, Haydock, Lancs
Resided: Haydock, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 33.
BMD details:
Birth registered 1st Qtr 1888 at Warrington. Vol 8c - Page 175
Census details:
Not found before 1911, 1911 - Sees 22 years old 'Colliery Labourer Under Ground' Andrew is living at 103 Station Road, Haydock with parents John (47), Anne (41) and four siblings: Margret (17), [cas=1779]Edward Killilea[/cas] (15), Joseph (13), John (7). The family are shown as KILLIEA in the 1911 census.
Notes:
[note=15]Two Killilea Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [cas=1779]Edward Killilea[/cas] and Andrew Killilea from Haydock who were casualties in WW1 had a sister Margaret. Margaret Killilea married [cas=3107]Thomas Crehan[/cas] in Haydock in 1915. [cas=3107]Thomas Crehan[/cas] was a casualty on 2nd June 1917. The Killileas, who were born in Haydock, were the children of John Killilea who was born in Tirur County Galway and Ann Gleeson who was born in Thurles County Tipperary. (Information courtesy of Michael Gleeson) Andrew is show as being born at Aipreray, Ireland in the 1911 census.
[note=15]Two Killilea Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [cas=1779]Edward Killilea[/cas] and Andrew Killilea from Haydock who were casualties in WW1 had a sister Margaret. Margaret Killilea married [cas=3107]Thomas Crehan[/cas] in Haydock in 1915. [cas=3107]Thomas Crehan[/cas] was a casualty on 2nd June 1917. The Killileas, who were born in Haydock, were the children of John Killilea who was born in Tirur County Galway and Ann Gleeson who was born in Thurles County Tipperary. (Information courtesy of Michael Gleeson) Andrew is show as being born at Aipreray, Ireland in the 1911 census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_people/AndrewKillileaampMollyGleeson.jpg[/pic][caption]Andrew Killilea & cousin Molly Gleeson
(Photo courtesy of Michael Gleeson)[/caption]
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[caption]The Local Press - Courtesy Jeff Keenan[/caption]
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[caption]The panel on the Menin Gate bearing the inscription for Private Andrew Killilea
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
