Serjeant 2805 Joseph Brunt

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 05/12/14

Age at death: 45
Date of death: 13th of July 1916 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.

BMD details:
Marriage: 04/12/1897 Joseph BRUNT to Mary WOOD at Eccleston St Thomas, St Helens. Vol 8b - Page 1049.

Family details:
Widow Mary is legatee.

Census details:
1871 - 9 months old Joseph is living at 128 Liverpool Road, St Helens with parents Alfred (27) and Jane (22). 1881 - 10 years old schoolboy Joseph, parents Alfred (37), Jane (32) and siblings Edward (7), John (5), Maria (1) are living at 11 Eccleston Street, St Helens. They are lodging at the home of William Ford (21), his wife Mary K. Ford (21) and their daughter Mary E. Ford (1). 1891 - Not found. He is not boarding at 42 High Street, St Helens with widowes mother Alice and siblings. 1901 - At time of Census Pte Joseph Brunt No 2815 was serving with the South Lancs Regiment in South Africa.He attested at Warrington on 14 Aug 1889 and was discharged 5 Aug 1902. He names his mother as Jane of Sandfield Crescent, St Helens and sister Maria at the same address 1911 - Sees 40 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' Joseph living at 12 Crowther Street, St Helens with wife Mary (32) and three children: Thomas (6), Joseph (2), Jane (1). Also at the address is father-in-law Thomas Wood (67).

Notes:
[note=142]Two Brunt Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Possible third brother [cas=246]John Brunt[/cas] [url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] Age taken from Census

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2805JosephBrunt.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Brunt_Jos_2805.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/JW_BriersJ_Brunt_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Serjeant Joseph Brunt on the Thiepval Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]