Bombardier 128778 Thomas Charles Gilgan

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Garrison Artillery - 222nd Siege Bty.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 22
Date of death: 4th of May 1917 (Friday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ste Catherine British Cemetery - L. 17.

Census details:
1901 - 6 years old Thomas C is living at 44 North Road, St Helens with parents Thomas (35), Anne M (39) and two siblings: Anne M (7), Ellen M (3). 1911 - Sees 16 years old schoolboy Thomas C still living at 44 North Road, St Helens with parents Thomas (45), Anne Mary (48) and two sisters: Annie Mary (17), Helen Mary (13).

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Gilgan_TC_RGA_a.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Gilgan_TC_RGA_b.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[caption] [center][pic2]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/128778Gilgan_Echo19170510_zps7557a531.png[/pic2][/center][caption]Liverpool Echo 10/05/1917.[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/GilganTC.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/TG_Gilgan_RGA.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Bombardier Thomas C Giligan at St. Catherine British Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of R Houghton)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem2.jpg[/pic] [caption]Thomas is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]