Private 12374 John Gill

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: At Sea
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 01/07/1915

Age at death: 34
Date of death: 13th of August 1915 (Friday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Parr, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 139 and 140.

BMD details:
Marriage: 03/08/1912 Joannem GILL to Mariam BRENNAN at Holy Cross RC

Family details:
Husband of Mary Gill, of 11, Tickle St., Parr, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 2 years old John is living at 29 Fenton Street, St Helens with parents George (42), Jane (30) and three siblings: Thomas (16), [cas=1977]William Gill[/cas] (9), [cas=1975]George Gill[/cas] (5) Boarding at the address are James Wilson (40) and James McEvoy (39). 1901 - 12 years old John is living at 29 Fenton Street, St Helens with parents George (53), Jane (40) and three siblings: [cas=1977]William Gill[/cas] (19), [cas=1975]George Gill[/cas] (15), Ellen (8). Also at the address is George Snr's nephew John Glover (14) and boarder George Evans (73). 1911 - Sees 22 years old 'Bottle Hand - Blower' John still living at 29 Fenton Street, St Helens with widowed mother Jane (51) and three siblings: [cas=1975]George Gill[/cas] (25), Ellen (18), Jane (8).

Notes:
[note=200]Three Gill Brothers who died in the Great War[/note]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Gill_J_12374_Report.jpg[/pic][caption]Report from the The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser Courtesy of Ste M.[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/SLR_3.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private John Gill (Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem6.jpg[/pic] [caption]Most likely this John who is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]