Sapper 6882 William Jackson

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 2nd West Lancs Field Coy.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: 3
Date Entered Therein: 12/07/1915

Age at death: 28
Date of death: 20th of December 1915 (Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Heath Street, St Helens
Burial / Memorial: Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery - Sp. Mem. C. 81.

Family details:
Family Address: 87 Peter Street, St Helens. Mother: Mary.

Census details:
1891 - 4 years old William is living at 37 Sandon Street, St Helens with parents William (38), Mary (44) and four siblings: Richard (15), Jane (13), Elizabeth (11), Annie (9). 1901 - 14 years old 'Pill Box Labeler' William is living at 5 Scholes Lane, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents William (49), Mary (54) and four siblings: Margaret (24), Richard (25), Elizabeth (21), Annie C (18). 1911 - Sees 24 years old 'Bricksetters Labour' William living at 520 Sutton Heath Road, St Helens with widowed mother Mary (64) and brothers Richard (35), Herbert Jackson (9).. Also at the address are married sister Jane Waine (33) with husband [cas=1368]Thomas Waine[/cas] (34).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url] Brother in law [cas=1368]Thomas Waine[/cas] also fell. Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/6882WilliamJackson.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_people/WmJacksonRE.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Jackson_Wm_RE_1.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Jackson_Wm_RE_2.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M.[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/JacksonW.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]