Private 20715 John Hill
Private John Hill
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: Home
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915
Age at death: 36
Date of death: 14th of March 1918
Born: Billinge, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 05 / Grave 218 NC
BMD details:
Marriage: 28/12/1907 John HILL to Mary E WINDERS at Ravenhead St John's. The couple had 5 children: John 05/09/1908, Matthew 07/01/1910, Leslie 16/03/1911, Herbert 27/08/1912, Marjorie Ann 14/12/1913. Cause of death - (1) Valvular disease of heart (2) Chronic Nephritis. Buried 19/03/1918
Family details:
Husband of Mrs. M. E. Hill, of 10, Bewsey St., Thatto Heath, St. Helens.
Census details:
1891 - 9 years old schoolboy John is living at 74 Gladstone Street, St Helens with parents John (34), Margaret A (33) and four siblings: Frances (13), Martha A (7), Ellen (5), Matthew (3). 1901 - 19 years old 'Glass Blowers Apprentice' John living at 3 Moxon Street, St Helens with parents John (44, Margaret A (43) and seven siblings: Ellen (14), Matthew (13), Mary Jane (8), Elizabeth (6), Stanley (4), Herbert T (2), Joseph (8 Mths). [b]Note:[/b] The family are transcribed as HELL in the 1901 census. 1911 - Sees 29 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' John living at 10 Bewsey Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with wife of three years Mary Elen (23) and three children: John (2), Matthew (1), Leslie (1 mths).
Notes:
Age taken from census. [url=lmem.php?lmem=12]Remembered On the Ormskirk Street Memorial, St Helens.[/url]
Age taken from census. [url=lmem.php?lmem=12]Remembered On the Ormskirk Street Memorial, St Helens.[/url]
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[caption]The headstone of Private John Hill at St Helens Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
