Private 2604 James Bowes

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/07/15

Age at death: 19
Date of death: 9th of May 1915 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Thatto Heath, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tyne Cot Cemetery - LXI. J. 8.

Family details:
Father George is legatee.

Census details:
1901 - Shows 5 years old James living at 7 Ellisons Square, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents George (28), Mary Ann (25) and two siblings Albert (2), Florence (7 mths). 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Coal Miner (Pony Boy)' James still living at 7 Ellisons Square, Thatto Heath, St Helens with his parents George (38), Mary Ann (36) and six siblings: Albert (12), Florence (10), Ethel (8), George (5), Elizabeth (3) and Harold (1).

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

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2604JamesBowes.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Bowes_J_2604_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private James Bowes at Tyne Cot Cemetery (Photos courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]