Private 4091 James France

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 28
Date of death: 7th of August 1916 (Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension - Plot 2. Row A. Grave 61.

Family details:
Son of Richard and Ann France, of 69, Owen Street, Thatto Heath, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 3 years old James is living at 9 Bottle House Field, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Richard (40), Ann (38) and five siblings: Thomas (15), Sarah J (13), Hannah (10), Margaret (8), John (5). Boarding at the address is John Molyneux (30). 1901 - 13 years old 'Messenger Boy' James is living at 71 Owen Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with widowed mother Ann (48) and seven siblings: Thomas (25), Sarah J (23), Hannah (20), Maggie (18), John (15), Ellen (10), Florence (4). 1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Coal Filler In Mine' James living at 9 French Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with mother Ann (58) and two siblings: John (25), Florence (14).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/FranceJ.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/France_J.png[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/James_France_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private James France at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension (Photograph courtesy of Richard Houghton.)[/caption]