Corporal 788 John Large
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 12/09/1914
Age at death: 28
Date of death: 24th of October 1914
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Le Touret Memorial - Panel 23.
BMD details:
Marriage: 12/09/1914 Johannem LARGE to Margaritam FINNAN at St Mary's (Lowe House) RC. Witnessed by Michael Finnan and Mary Ann Lyons. The couple had one son: John b- 15/09/1914 at St Helens.
Family details:
Next-of-kin and address from service papers: Mrs Margaret Large (wife), 49 Lowe Street, St Helens.
Census details:
1891 - 4 years old John is living at 12 Mill Street, St Helens with parents John (33), Ellen (33) and three siblings: Edith (7), Charlotte (3), William (1). Also at the address are John seniors brother James Large (25) and boarder Richard Morris (21). 1901 - 15 years old 'Glass Bottle Makers Apprentice' John is living at 62 Stanhope Street, St Helens with parents John (45), Ellen (43) and five siblings: Edith (17), Charlotte (13), William (11), Ellen (8), George Hy (2). 1911 - Sees 25 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' John boarding at 2 Clyde Street, St Helens with the Forrest family.
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/JohnLarge2ndSLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/788_John_Large.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Le Touret Memorial bearing the inscription for Corporal John Large
(Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem6.jpg[/pic][caption]John is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/caption]
