Serjeant 426523 Harold Henshall
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Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 422nd West Lancs Field Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: (T)7430, R.E.
Age at death: 28
Date of death: 31st of July 1917
Born: Runcorn, Cheshire
Resided: Runcorn, Ches
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 9.
BMD details:
Marriage 12 July 1915 at All Hallows Church, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire: Harold Henshall, 27, Bachelor, Shoemaker of The Military Barracks, Weeton TO Juia Parr, 25, Spinster of 57 Adelaid Street, Blackpool. Witnesses George Walker & Ellen Frodsham.
Census details:
1891 - 2 years old Harold is living at 5 Sutton Street, Runcorn with parents Richard (27), Bertha E (24) and brother Christopher (4). 1901 - 12 years old Harold is living at 20 Eaton Street, Runcorn with widowed mother Bertha E (33) and three siblings: Christopher (13), Albert E (9), Bertha E (5). Boarding at the address are John Beckett (37), Sydney A Beckett (17), Laura Beckett (11). 1911 -Sees 22 years old 'Bootmaker' Harold living at 18 Lord Street, Runcorn with stepfather W C Anderson (39), remarried mother (9 yrs) Bertha E Anderson (43) three full siblings: Albert E Henshall (19), Lilly Henshall (18), Bertha E Henshall (15) and half siblings: L J Anderson (8), B B Anderson (4), C A Anderson (3).
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Henshall_H_426523_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/H_Henshall_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Serjeant Harold Henshall on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
