Rifleman 2655 Edward Hitchen

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/1915

Age at death: 19
Date of death: 9th of May 1915 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 37.

Family details:
Son of Mrs. Hannah Knowles (formerly Hitchen), of 6, Foster St., Parr, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 5 years old Edward is living at 5 Gamble Road, Thornton with parents George (38), A Hitchin (34) and brother George (2). 1911 census - 15 year old Edward lived at 6, Foster Street, Parr, St Helens with his widowed mother, Hannah, and his four brothers and one sister. George (12), Charles (8), Thomas (4), Samuel (1), Mary C (6)

[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/SLR_Privates_Menin_Gate_1.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bearing the inscription for Rifleman Edward Hitchen (Photos courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]