Corporal 9972 Frederick Burrows

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 14/08/1914

Age at death: 27
Date of death: 20th of September 1914 (Sunday)
Born: Parr, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial -

BMD details:
Marriage from service records: 12/11/1911 Frederick Burrows to Maud Chenery at Presbyterian Church, St Helens. Vol 8b - Page 1178. The couple had two children: Susannah b 27/03/1912 and Mamie b 02/09/1914.

Family details:
Next-of-kin from service records: Mrs M Burrows (wife), 95 Dentons Green, St Helens. Address changes to 42 Chamberlain Street, St Helens. Widow Maud is sole legatee.

Census details:
1891 - 1 year old Frederick is living at 1 Orrell Street, Parr, St Helens with parents John (37), Elizabeth (40) and five siblings: Charles R (17), Mary A (14), George (12), Susanna R (7), John (6). 1901 - 11 years old Frederick is living at 22 Grafton Street, St Helens with parents John (47), Elizabeth (50) and two siblings: Susanna (17), John (15). Boarding at the address is Francis Iveson (18). 1911 - Sees 21 years old 'Carter' Frederick living at 104 Eldon Street, St Helens with widowed mother Elizabeth Burrows (60). Visiting the address are Susannah Watkins (27) and her two children Elsie Watkins (6), Frederick Watkins (2).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=31]Remembered on the Knowsley Road School Memorial.[/url] Age taken from service records. Enlisted 14/01/1913 at Warrington.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/9972FrederickBurrows.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/LaFerte-Sous-JouarreMemorial.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial bearing the inscription for Corporal Frederick Burrows (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]