Lance Corporal 12975 Samuel Hill

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 10th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 31/07/1915

Age at death: 37
Date of death: 15th of November 1916 (Wednesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ancre British Cemetery Beaumont-Hamel - VIII. E. 17.

BMD details:
Marriage: 24/12/1902 Samuel HILL to Caroline SAVIN at St Helens Parish Church.

Family details:
Next-of-kin and address from service papers: Mrs Caroline Hill (wife), 21 Middlehurst Avenue, St Helens.

Census details:
1881 - 2 years old Samuel is living at 27 Ashcroft Street, Parr, St Helens with parents James (30), Selina (23) and two siblings: Ann (7), Thomas (5). 1891 - 12 years old 'Half Timer At Glass Works' Samuel is living at 83 New Cross Street, St Helens with remarried father James (44), Mary (52) and two siblings: Thomas (15), William (5). Also at the address is stepsister Frances Jane Ashcroft (16). 1901 - 22 years old 'Sheet Glass Blower' Samuel is living at 31 Talbot Street, St Helens with parents James (55), Mary (64) and brother William (15). James's sister-in-law Betsy Mather (67) is also living at the address. 1911 - Sees 32 years old 'Sheet Glass Maker' Samuel living at 61 Harris Street, St Helens with wife of 8 years Caroline (31) and three children: James (7), Joseph (3), William (2). Brother William Hill (24) is staying with the family.

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HillSamuel_LNL.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/S_Hill_LNL.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lance Corporal Samuel Hill at Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]