Rifleman 1568 William Kinder

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: 21
Date of death: 9th of September 1916 (Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.

Census details:
1901 - 7 year old William is living at 43 Langtree Street, Parr, St Helens with parents James (44) Sarah (42) and nine siblings: Jane Brownbill (nee Kinder) (20) James Brownbill (21) Peter (18) Isaac (16) [cas=2474]Richard Kinder[/cas] (14) Sarah (11) Elizabeth (7) Thomas (5) [cas=2472]Alfred Kinder[/cas] (2) May (1 Month) 1911 Census - The Kinder family lived at 47, Langtree Steet, St Helens. 53 year old James Kinder, a native of Northwich, worked as a Collier Hewer. He had been married to Sarah for 33 years and the marriage had produced 14 children, 10 of whom were still living. William (17) and Thomas (15) both worked as Sheet Glass Hand Gatherers, while [cas=2472]Alfred Kinder[/cas] (12) and May (10) were at school. None of their other children lived with them at this time.

Notes:
[note=1]Four Kinder brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=9]Remembered On The Holy Trinity War Memorial, Parr, St Helens.[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/SKiernanWKinder_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Rifleman William Kinder on the Thiepval Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]