Private 242155 James Arthur Frost
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 29
Date of death: 30th of December 1917
(Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial - Panel 92 to 93 and 162A.
Census details:
1891 - 5 years old James A is living at 1 Glover Street, St Helens with parents John (40), Jane (38) and four siblings: George (16), Alfred (13), William (8), Gertrude (10 mths).
They are staying at the home of Jane's brother and his family: Peter Parr (41), Mary Ann Parr (24), Mary Ann Parr (11 mths).
1901 - 13 years old James A is living at 194 Westfield Street, St Helens with parents John (49), Jane (48) and three siblings: Alfred (23), William (18), Gertrude (10).
1911 - Sees 23 years old 'House Painter - Decorator' James A living at 182 Westfield Street, St Helens with widowed father John (61) and two siblings: Alfred Peter Stapleton Frost (33), Gertrude Eden Frost (20).
Staying at the address is relative Esther Louisa Parr (17).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=12]Remembered On the Ormskirk Street Memorial, St Helens.[/url]
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/sppics/7_SLR_Privates.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private James Arthur Frost on the Tyne Cot Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 1925