Lance Serjeant 56204 John French

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Welsh Fusiliers - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 19108, Royal Fusiliers.

Age at death: 34
Date of death: 25th of November 1917 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial - Panel 63 to 65.

BMD details:
Marriage 3rd Qtr 1913. John French to Sarah A Hockenhull (nee Mather) at Prescot, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 1453.

Family details:
Widow: Sarah A.

Census details:
1891 - 7 years old schoolboy Jonn, parents Thomas (37), Mary (36) and siblings Richard (19), Ellen (12), Thomas (9), William (4), Peter (3) are living at 144 Park road, Parr, St Helens which is the home of John's widowed grandfather Richard Owen (61). 1901 - 18 years old 'Glass Works Labourer' John living at 171 Park Road, Parr, St Helens with parents Thomas (47), Mary (46) and eight siblings: Richard (28), Ellen (22), Thomas (20), William (16), Peter (12), Margaret A (9), Alice (5), Harry (2). Also at the address are grandfather Richard Owen (71) and Thomas's grand daughter Ellen French (4). 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'Coal Miner Hewer' John living at 171 Park Road, Parr, St Helens with widowed mother Mary (56) and four siblings: Richard (39), William (26), Ellen (13), Harry (12).

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/56204JohnFrench.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/J_French_RWF.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Lance Serjeant John French on the Tyne Cot Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]