Private 13483 Edward Killilea
Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 11/08/1915
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 11th of April 1918
Born: 42 Lyme Street, Haydock, Lancs
Resided: Haydock, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Bailleul - II. E. 3.
Census details:
1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Engineering Works Labourer' Edward born Haydock living at 103 Station Road, Haydock with parents John (47), Anne (41) and four siblings: [cas=1778]Andrew Killilea[/cas] (22), Margret (17), 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] Edward and [cas=1778]Andrew Killilea[/cas] from Haydock who were casualties in WW1 had a sister Margaret. Margaret Killilea married [cas=3107]Thomas Crehan[/cas] in Haydock in 1915. Thomas Crehan 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)
[note=15]Two Killilea Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Edward and [cas=1778]Andrew Killilea[/cas] from Haydock who were casualties in WW1 had a sister Margaret. Margaret Killilea married [cas=3107]Thomas Crehan[/cas] in Haydock in 1915. Thomas Crehan 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)
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/KillileaE_LFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Edward Killilea at Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul
(Photograph courtesy of Richard Houghton)[/caption]
