Private S/4608 John Heaton
Regiment/Unit: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) - 9th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 14/07/1915
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 25th of September 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Loos Memorial - Panel 78 to 83.
BMD details:
Marriage: 06 Feb 1915 at Sutton St Anne RC. John HEATON of Peasley Cross - parents John & Martha Heaton to Anne McCORMACK of Sutton- parents James & Mary McCormack - Witnesed by Edward McCormack of Sutton and Margaret Heaton of Peasley Cross.
Family details:
Son of the late John and Martha Heaton; husband of Annie Gee (formerly Heaton), of 168, Chamberlain St., St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 8 years old John is living at 77 Ell Bess Lane, Peasley Cross, St Helens with parents John (34), Martha (33) and four siblings: Peter (12), Margaret A (6), Elizabeth J (4), Edith (1 Mth). [b]Note:[/b] Ell Bess Lane was renamed Sherdley Road between census years. 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' John and brother Peter (21) staying at 87 Sherdley Road, Peasley Cross, St Helens with aunt Ann Almond (74), her son George Almond (50) and daughter Elizabeth Aron Almond (37).
[pic]imgs/WW1_people/BlackWatchatLoos.jpg[/pic][caption]Black Watch at Loos
Photo from the St Helens Newspaper and Advertiser
Courtesy of Ste M.[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Heaton_J_4608_BlackWatch.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private John Heaton on the Loos Memorial
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
