Private 52819 Ernest Hesketh

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Durham Light Infantry - 12th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 346, West Lancs Div. Cyclist Coy.

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 20th of September 1917 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial - Panel 128 to 131 and 162 and 162A.

Family details:
Son of H. and M. A. Hesketh.

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Ernest is living at 47 Exeter Street, St Helens with parents Henry (42), Mary A (42) and five siblings: John (16), Joseph (13), Henry (13), William (11), Elizabeth (9). 1911 - Sees 14 years old Ernest living at 87 Kirkland Street, St Helens with parents Henry (52), Mary Ann (52) and four siblings: John (26), Joseph (25), Henry (23), Elizabeth (19).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=31]Remembered on the Knowsley Road School Memorial.[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Hesketh_Ern_52819.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/52819HeskethE.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/52819HeskethE2.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Private Ernest Hesketh at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/E_Hesketh_DLI.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Ernest Hesketh on the Tyne Cot Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]