Private 12933 Charles Featherstone

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 17/07/1915

Age at death: 30
Date of death: 6th of July 1918 (Saturday)
Born: Eccleston, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Pernes British Cemetery - V. D. 44.

Family details:
Son of Charles and Catherine Featherstone, of 68, Harris St., St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 3 years old Charles is living at 70 Eldon Street, St Helens with parents Charles (36), Catherine (30) and two siblings: Sarah E (8), Thomas (6). Staying at the address is Charles Snr' sister Alice Grundy (26) and her husband Thomas Grundy (25). 1901 - 13 years old Charles is living at 84 Eldon Street, St Helens with parents Charles (45), Catherine (40) and four siblings: Sarah E (18), Thomas (16), Mary G (6), Alice E (5). 1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Pit Haulage Hand' Charles living at 68 Harris Street, St Helens with parents Charles (55), Catherine (50) and four siblings: Thomas (26), Mary Gertrude (17), Alice Ethel (15), Elsie (9). Visiting the address are James Wilkinson (30), George Wilkinson (31), Thomas Wilkinson (3), Alice Wilkinson (2), Sarah Ellen Burkhill (28) and Joseph Burkhill (3). AVL 1918: 68, Harris St., St. Helens

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=36]Remembered on the Clock Face Colliery War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/FeatherstoneC_KORL.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Charles Featherstone at Pernes British Cemetery [caption]Photograph Courtesy of Charles Wheeler off the GWF[/caption]