Corporal 240107 William Harper

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: 22
Date of death: 12th of August 1916 (Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.

Family details:
Son of James and Mary Harper, of 103, Boundary Rd., St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 1901 - 6 years old William is living at 7 Drake Street, St Helens with parents James (31), Mary (27) and three siblings: [cas=2112]George Harper[/cas] (9), John W (5), Elizabeth (2). Staying at the address are James's sister-in-law Lavinia Bethell (20), her husband William J Bethell (24) and their daughter Mary Bethell (4 Mths). 1911 - Sees 16 years old ' Apprentice To Glass Blower' William living at 103 Boundary Road, St Helens with parents James (41), Mary (37) and five siblings: [cas=2112]George Harper[/cas] (19), John Worrall (15), Ruth Louisia (8), Josiah (6), May (2). Also at the address is James' niece Florence Victoria Smith (14).

Notes:
[note=7]Two Harper Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=31]Remembered on the Knowsley Road School Memorial.[/url] Note wrong name in news article title. [cas=830]Thomas Naylor[/cas]

[center][pic2]imgs/WW1_people/Harper_W_240107.jpg[/pic2][/center][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Harper_W.png[/pic][caption]Photos courtesy of Ste M.[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/S831_2.png[/pic][caption]St Helens Reporter stating that William was missing. Notice wrong name in title![/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/W_Harper_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Corporal William Harper on the Thiepval Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]