Private 356010 John William Hesketh

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Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 10th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 27th of April 1918
(Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Houchin British Cemetery - I. D. 1.
Family details:
Son of Ellen Hesketh, of 19, Garnet St., Sutton, St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
[b]Note:[/b] John William Hesketh is named William in the census years - this is probably due to his father being named John.
1901 - 5 years old John William is living at 131 Robins Lane, Sutton, St Helens with parents John (39), Ellen (38) and four siblings: Elizabeth (15), Edith (2), Harry (11), Fred (8).
1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Warehouse Hand' John William living at 8 Oxley Street, Sutton, St Helens with widowed mother Ellen (47) and four siblings: Harry ( head - 21), Elizabeth (25), Fred (18), Edith (12).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=1]Remembered on All Saints War Memorial, Sutton, St Helens[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=22]Also Remembered on Sutton St Nicholas's War Memorial[/url]
Soldiers photo courtesy of [url=http://www.suttonbeauty.org.uk/]Stephen Wainwright[/url]
Brother Fred also served.
[pic]gallery_shroh/The_Lane_Family.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/356010JohnWmHesketh.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/J_HeskethJ_Docherty_CR_Dundas_10thKLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private John William Hesketh at Houchin British Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 2178