Private 3103 John Smith

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 3rd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 07/03/1915

Age at death: 21
Date of death: 9th of May 1915 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Haydock, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 6 and 8.

Family details:
Name and address from MIC: (Sister) Mrs Mary Burrows, 164 Blackbrook Road, Haydock, St Helens.

Census details:
1901 - 7 years old John is living at 15 Blackbrook Road, St Helens with parents Joseph (32), Jane (31) and five siblings: Martha (12), Mary E (9), Jane (5), James (3), Joseph (1). Also at the address are Joseph seniors father-in-law James Battersby (48) and sister-in-law Mary E Battersby (16). 1911 - Sees 17 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer / Filler' John living at 7 Blackbrook Road, Haydock with parents Joseph (43), Jane (41) and seven siblings: Martha (22), Mary (19), Jane (15), James (13), Joseph (11), Annie (8), Alice (3). Blackbrook Road is on the border of St Helens and Haydock.

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/SmithJ_3103_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bearing the inscription for Private John Smith (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]