Serjeant 240611 Thomas Finnigan

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

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: 26
Date of death: 11th of April 1918 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery Lacouture - III. F. 5.

Family details:
Son of Hugh and Ellen Finnigan (Nee Sutton), of St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 9 years old Thomas is living at 60 Shaw Street, St Helens with parents Hugh (44), Ellen (45) and two siblings: Peter (18), Teresa (12). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Foundry Labourer' Thomas living at 66 Exeter Street, St Helens with parents Hugh (54), Ellen (55) and two siblings: Peter (28), Teresa (22).

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/FinniganThos.jpg[/pic][caption]Early article from The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/FinniganT.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/T_Finnigan_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant Thomas Finnigan at Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture (Photograph courtesy of R Houghton)[/caption]