Serjeant 240535 Thomas Hallwood

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/1915

Age at death: 36
Date of death: 12th of April 1917 (Thursday)
Born: Widnes, Lancashire
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery - VI. F. 8.

BMD details:
Marriage: 27/04/1902 Thomam HALLWOOD to Helenam SAVAGE at Holy Cross RC.

Family details:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hallwood; husband of Ellen Hallwood, of Bolton Street, St. Helens, Lancs. 4th Class Order of St. George (Russian).

Census details:
1891 - 10 years old Thomas is living at 80 Pear Street, Widnes with parents John (38), Jane (35) and five siblings: Eliza (14), Sarah (11), [cas=2088]John Hallwood[/cas] (5), Mary (4), Moses (6 mths). [b]Note:[/b] The family are shown as Allwood in the 1891 census. 1901 - 20 year old 'Day Wage Man underground' Thomas is boarding at 45 Earl Street, Parr St Helens, with the Cunningham family. 1911 - Sees 29 year old 'Labourer Timber Man - Colliery' Thomas living at 33 Carter Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens with wife Ellen (28) and three children: Margaret ( 8 ) Thomas (6) Catherine (1)

Notes:
D.C.M. [note=98]Two Hallwood Brothers who died in The Great War[/note]

[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/240535_Thomas_Hallwood.png[/pic][caption]Liverpool Echo - Friday August 27th 1915 (Photo courtesy of John Yates)[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/240535_Thomas_Hallwood_zps377224b8.png[/pic][caption]Manchester Evening News - 03/06/1915[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/SgtHallwoodDCM_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Hallwood_Thos_SLR_DCM.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Hallwood_T_DCM_SLR_a.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Hallwood_T_DCM_SLR_b.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Hallwood_T_DCM_SLR_c.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Hallwood_T_DCM_SLR_d.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Hallwood_T_DCM_SLR_e.jpg[/pic][caption]St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser Courtesy of Ste M.[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HallwoodT_ChildsDeath.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/SgtHallwoodDCM-1.jpg[/pic] [caption]The headstone of Serjeant Thomas Hallwood at Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]