Private GS/1762 John Hanks

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 7th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 07/03/1915

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 17th of November 1916 (Friday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Contay British Cemetery Contay - VIII. B. 20.

Census details:
1901 - 5 years old John is living at The Queens Arms, 7 Market Place, Prescot with publican parents Samuel (36), Martha (33) and brothers Samuel (7), Harry (3). 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Labourer at Glass Bottle Works' John living at 22 Carlow Street, St Helens with parents Samuel (48), Martha (45) and brothers Samuel (17), Harry (13), George (9).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HanksJM_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/J_Hanks_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private John Hanks at Contay British Cemetery, Contay (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption] Private John Hanks is also remembered on [popup=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/casualty-167-John_Hanks.html]Prescot Roll Of Honour[/popup]