Driver 3116 Peter Hilton

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 'D' Bty. 256th Bde.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 28/11/1915

Age at death: 27
Date of death: 14th of May 1918 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Lillers Communal Cemetery Extension - A. 14.

BMD details:
Marriage: 02/08/1908 Peter HILTON to Mary CUNLIFFE at Eccleston St Thomas Vol 8b - Page 1139.

Family details:
Widow: Mary Hilton.

Census details:
1891 - 3 years old Peter is living at 46 Raglan Street, St Helens with parents William (38), Elizabeth (32) and three siblings: Edward (12), William (6), Margaret (9 mths). Also the the address is uncle Joseph Hilton (23). 1901 - 13 years old 'Saleman Assistant?' Peter living at 48 Lyon Street, St Helens with parents William (50), Elizabeth (43) and eight siblings: Edward (22), William (16), Maggie (10), Richard (8), Herbert (5), Louisa (1), William Hilton (16 adopted), Mary Hilton (11 adopted). 1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Labourer' Peter living at 73 Talbot Street, St Helens with wife of over two years Mary (23) and children George Edward (2), Herbert (11 mths).

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/3116PeterHilton.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption [pic]imgs/sppics/3116_P_Hilton.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Driver Peter Hilton at Lillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]