Private 51720 William Hickton
Regiment/Unit: Cheshire Regiment - 1st/6th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 33386, Shrops L.I.
Age at death: 25
Date of death: 30th of May 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Soissons Memorial -
BMD details:
Marriage: 21/08/1915 William HICKTON to Lily HOLLAND at St Helens Parish Church. The couple had one child: Annie b-07/09/1917 at Prescot.
Family details:
Next-of-kin and address at enlistment: Mrs Lily Hickton (wife), 77 Alfred Street, St Helens.
Census details:
1901 - Sees 7 years old William living at 17 Garnet Street, St Helens with parents John (34), Sarah (31) and siblings Beatrice 7, John 5, Annie 3, Mary 2 and Jessie 6 months 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Sheet Repairer' William still living at 17 Garnet Street, St Helens with parents John N (44), Sarah (41) and eight siblings: Beatrice (17), John N (15), Annie (13), Mary Ellen (12), Jessie (10), Albert E (7), Harry (4), Minnie (2).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] [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] Age taken from census.
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] [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] Age taken from census.
