Private 11493 Thomas Halsall

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 01/07/1915
Age at death: 26
Date of death: 10th of August 1915
(Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 139 and 140.
Family details:
Son of John and Mary Halsall, of 54, Glover St., St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1891 - 1 years old Thomas and family are living at the [url=http://www.sthelens-connect.net/home/pub-40-Brunswick_Hotel.html]Brunswick Hotel[/url], 54 Glover Street, St Helens with his grandmother.
The household consisted of: grandmother Ellen Turner (62), parents John (32), Mary (30), three siblings: [cas=1654]John Halsall[/cas] (9) Robert (6), Ellen (4).
Other family members at the address are Alice Hallsal (14), Ellen Turner (29), Mary Atherton (59), Jane Moss (26).
1901 - 11 years old Thomas is still living at the [url=http://www.sthelens-connect.net/home/pub-40-Brunswick_Hotel.html]Brunswick Hotel[/url] with grandmother Ellen Turner (72), parents John (42), Mary (40) and eight siblings: [cas=1654]John Halsall[/cas] (18), Robert (16), Ellen (14), William (9), Jane (7), James (5), Alice (2), Albert (< 2 Mths).
Also at the address are sister to Ellen - Mary Atherton (69) and servant Edith Rowlands (15).
1911 - Sees 21 years old 'Carter - Builder' Thomas living at the [url=http://www.sthelens-connect.net/home/pub-40-Brunswick_Hotel.html]Brunswick Hotel[/url] with publican parents John (52), Mary (50) and seven siblings: [cas=1654]John Halsall[/cas] (29) Robert (26), Ellen (24), William (19), Jane (17), James (14), Alice (12).
Notes:
[note=77]Two Halsall Brothers who died in The Great War[/note]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Halsall_Brothers.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Private Thomas Halsall at St Helens Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/SLR_3.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Thomas Halsall
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]
SHROH ref. 2087