Lance Corporal 21474 Harry Lenton
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915
Age at death: 28
Date of death: 21st of March 1918
(Thursday)
Born: Swadlincote, Derby
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Pozieres Memorial - Panel 48 and 49.
BMD details:
Marriage:
05/10/1908 Harry Lenton to Sarah Elizabeth Pallett at Burton upon Trent.
Vol 6b - Page 707.
The couple had four children:
Harry b-29/09/1910, Frances May b-27/05/1913, Sarah Elizabeth b-22/08/1915 and Annie b-19/03/1918.
Family details:
Next-of-kin and address at enlistment (24/07/1915):
Sarah Elizabeth Lenton (wife), 9 Burtonhead Road, Peasley Cross, St Helens
Census details:
1891 - 2 years old Harry is living at Granville Milk House, Midway Road, Swadlincote with parents Charles (34), Annie (26) and two siblings: Mary J (10), Francis M (3).
Boarding at the address are William Brown (27) and his un-named son Brown (3 Wks).
1901 - 11 years old Harry is living at 6 Union Road, Swadlincote with parents Charles (44), Ann (36) and five siblings: George T L (10), Stewart V (8), Francis R (6), Albert (4), Annie (3).
1911 - Sees 21 years old 'Contractor's Labourer Underground' Harry, his wife Sarah Elizabeth (21) and son Harry (6 mths) boarding at 157 Sherdley Road, Peasley Cross, St Helens with Henry Rigby (35), his wife Maggie (37) and their six children Edward Rigby (14), Frank Rigby (11), Henry Rigby (9), Hugh Rigby (7), Francis May Rigby (5), Annie Rigby (2).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=9]Remembered On The Holy Trinity War Memorial, Parr, St Helens.[/url]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Pozieres_Memorial3.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Pozieres Memorial bearing the inscription for
Lance Corporal Harry Lenton
(Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 2542