Private 5794 Joseph Gee

Express & Advertiser 12/06/1915
Courtesy John Yates

Regiment/Unit: East Lancashire Regiment - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 22/04/1915

Age at death: 19
Date of death: 13th of May 1915 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 34.

Family details:
Son of Joseph Gee, of 267, Park Rd., St. Helens.

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Joseph is living at 254 Park Road, Parr, St Helens with parents Joseph (35), Ellen (36) and three siblings: Ruth (6), Nelly (3), Gladys (1). 1911 - Sees 14 years old 'Glass Pusher' Joseph living at 267 Park Road, Parr, St Helens with widowed father Joseph (45) and five siblings: Ruth (16), Nellie (13), Gladys (11), Frank (8), Doris (6).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=23]Remembered on the Tolver Street Presbyterian War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/sppics/JosephGee_Letter.jpg[/pic][caption]Image from The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy of Ste M.[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Gee_Corporal_5794.jpg[/pic][caption]Express & Advertiser 12/06/1915 - Courtesy John Yates[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/JosephGee-EastLancs.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Joseph Gee on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Photograph courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1966751]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]