Private 47584 Robert William Gorst
Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - 1st/6th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 19
Date of death: 22nd of January 1918
Born: Goosnargh, Whittingham, Lancs
Resided: Rainhill, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Chocques Military Cemetery - I. O. 8.
Family details:
Son of James and Catherine Gorst, of Kew Farm, County Asylum, Rainhill, Liverpool.
Census details:
1901 - 2 years old Robert W is living at Church Lane, Whittingham, Lancs with parents James (27), Cathrine (26) and sister Isabella (4). 1911 - Sees 12 years old schoolboy Robert W living at Haighton Cottage, Haighton Nr Preston with parents James (37), Catherine (36) and sister Jessie (9). Sister Isabella (14) is working as a servant and not at home.
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=50]Remembered on St Anne's War Memorial, Rainhill[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=50]Remembered on St Anne's War Memorial, Rainhill[/url]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/RW_Gorst_LFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Robert William Gorst at Chocques Military Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
