Private 2173 Peter Livingston

Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 23/09/1915

Age at death: 27
Date of death: 26th of October 1916 (Thursday)
Born: Widnes, Lancashire
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.

Census details:
1891 - 2 years old Peter is living at 57 Halton View, Widnes with parents Isaac (40), Elizabeth (38) and four siblings: Jane (12), Lizzie (10), Thomas (7), [cas=2567]Arthur Livingston[/cas] (3 mths). 1901 - 12 years old Peter is living at 51 Wellington Street, Widnes with parents Isaac (50), Elizabeth (48) and four siblings: Elizabeth (20), Thomas (17), [cas=2567]Arthur Livingston[/cas] (10), [cas=2568]Isaac Livingston[/cas] (9). 1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' Peter living at 156 Chancery Lane, Parr, St Helens with stepfather Joseph Davies (50), remarried mother Elizabeth Davies (56) and four siblings/step family: [cas=482]James Henry Davies[/cas] (17), [cas=2567]Arthur Livingston[/cas] (21), [cas=2568]Isaac Livingston[/cas] (19), [cas=2771]Peter Davies[/cas] (19).

Notes:
[url=mrsdavies]Five sons of Mrs Davies[/url] Surname spelled as Livingstone on the Cenotaph and Thiepval Memorial. ToW: (1) 22/03/1916

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Daviesfamily_Chancery_Lane.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/LivingstonPeter_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Five_Davies.jpg[/pic][caption]Clipping from the St Helens Reporter[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Davies1.jpg[/pic] [caption]A Memorial to Private Peter Livingston at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/I_Livingstone_P_Livingstone_RF.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Peter Livingston on the Thiepval Memorial (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]