Private 2646002 John Garnett
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment -
Theatre of War: Home - Providence Hospital, St Helens
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 28/08/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 70866, South Lancashire Regiment. 13937, 7th KO Scots Bord. Pension records give his service number as 3646002.
Age at death: 34
Date of death: 26th of January 1921
Born: Parr, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Haydock, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Haydock St James The Great Churchyard - A. 154.
BMD details:
Marriage: 05/02/1910 John Garnett to Mary Jones at Haydock R.C. Church. John and Mary went on to have three children. Helen b-25/07/1910, Harry b-29/06/1913 and Elizabeth b-12/11/1918.
Family details:
Son of Daniel and Ellen Garnett; husband of Mary Garnett, of 234, Clipsley Lane, Haydock, St. Helens. Born at Parr, St. Helens.
Census details:
1891 - 5 years old John, his 'Housekeeper' mother Ellen (37) and brother Thomas (1) are living at 29 Clipsley Cottages, Haydock which is the home of Thomas Dearden (48). 1901 - 15 years old 'Coal Miner - Drawer' John is living at 274 Clipsley Lane, Haydock with step father Thomas Dearden (58), remarried mother Ellen (47), full siblings: Abraham (17), Thomas (11), Maggie (7) and half siblings George Dearden (6), Elizabeth Dearden (3). Also at the address are Martha J Birchall (40) and visitor Mary James (20). 1911 - Sees 25 years old 'Coal Miner - Haulage' John living at 70 Back Clipsley Lane, Haydock, St Helens with wife Mary (20) and daughter Helen (8 mths).
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/2646002JohnGarnett.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private John Garnett at Haydock (St James The Great) Churchyard
(Courtesy of PaulC)[/caption]
