Private S/4194 Thomas Leyland

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: Home (see note)
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 09/07/1915

Age at death: 31
Date of death: 10th of October 1915 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Parr St Peters Churchyard - Extension 142.

Family details:
Son of Mrs. Alice Leyland, of 48, Parr Stock Rd., Parr.

Census details:
1891 - 7 years old schoolboy Thomas is living at 96 Parr, Stocks Road, Parr, St Helens with parents Peter (35), Alice (35) and four siblings: Peter (14), William (12), Elizabeth (10), Emily (3). 1901 - 17 years old 'Chemical Labourer' Thomas is living at 108 Parr Stocks Road, Parr, St Helens with parents Peter (45), Alice (45) and five siblings: Peter (24), William (22), Elizabeth Ann (20), Emily (13), [cas=2555]John Leyland[/cas] (6). 1911 - Sees 27 years old 'Chemical Labourer' Thomas living at 48 Parr Stocks Road, Parr, St Helens with widowed mother Alice (55) and brother [cas=2555]John Leyland[/cas] (16).

Notes:
[note=193]Two Leyland Brothers who died in the Great War[/note] Died of wounds (shrapnel in legs) received in France at Norfolk War Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/ThomasLeylandAandS_a.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/ThomasLeylandAandS_b.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Leyland_T_report.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/ThomasLeyland.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M.[caption] [pic]tpics/S4194_Leyland.jpg[/pic][caption]Image courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/LeylandThomas_AandSH.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Thomas Leyland at Parr (St Peters) Churchyard (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]