Private 62852 James Hickey
Regiment/Unit: Machine Gun Corps - 5th Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 1470, S. Lancs Regt.
Age at death: 24
Date of death: 22nd of December 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Hermies Hill British Cemetery - I. E. 26.
BMD details:
Marriage: 07/08/1914 Jacobum HICKEY to Anna W SWIFT at St Mary's (Lowe House) RC. Vol 8b - Page 995.
Family details:
Husband of Annie Winifred Sumner (formerly Hickey), of Club St., Moss Bank, St. Helens.
Census details:
1891 - 9 months old James is living at 64 Albert Street, St Helens with parents Martin (25), Susan (27) and brother Francis (4). Also at the address are lodger Margaret Case (54) and Martin' sister Margaret Hickey (21). 1901 - 10 years old James is living at 55 Union Street, St Helens with widowed mother Susan (38) and brothers Francis (14), Edwin W (7). Also at the address are Susan's mother Margaret Case (67) and sister Margaret Case (28). 1911 - James aged 20 is single with no occupation. He is living with his widowed mother Susan at 81 Albert Street, St Helens
Notes:
Note the age discrepancy between CWGC and the census.
Note the age discrepancy between CWGC and the census.
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Hickey_J_62852_MGC.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private James Hickey at Hermies Hill British Cemetery
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[caption]James is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
