Rifleman 835 John Cunningham

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: 2B Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/1915

Age at death: 24
Date of death: 10th of April 1915 (Saturday)
Born: Liverpool, Lancs
Resided: Liverpool, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Strand Military Cemetery - X. K. 3.

Family details:
Son of James and Alice Cunningham. Next-of-kin from service records: Mrs Christina Wooley (sister), 32 Graham street, Dingle, Liverpool. Sister Christine is sole legatee.

Census details:
1901 - 10 years old John is living at 3 back Whitfield Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool with widowed mother Alice (39) and sister Jane (8). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Apprentice Glassmaker' John boarding at 20 Claughton Street, St Helens with the Lunt family.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/835JohnCunningham.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]gallery_shroh/5th_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/835_John_Cunningham.png[/pic][caption]Manchester Evening News - Tues - May 4th 1915 (Clipping courtesy of John Yates)[/caption] [center][pic2]imgs/WW1_people/JohnCunningham_5thSLR.jpg[/pic2][/center][caption]Photo courtesy of Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/J_Cunningham_SLR_zpsbf587da0.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Rifleman John Cunningham at Strand Military Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem6.jpg[/pic] [caption]Most likely this John who is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]