Private 6917 George Burrows

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

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

Age at death: 29
Date of death: 24th of August 1914 (Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial -

BMD details:
Marriage: 23/01/1909 George BURROWS to Mary PRESTON at St Helens Parish Church.

Family details:
Widow Mary Dickson is legatee. (remarried)

Census details:
1891 - 6 years old schoolboy George is living at 228 Park Road, Parr, St Helens with parents Henry (29), Martha (28) and siblings Sarah (4), Hannah (8 mths). 1901 - Not found. Sarah and Hannah are staying with relatives in Billinge. 1911 - Sees 26 years old 'Miner (Hewer)' George living at 10 Fox Street, St Helens with wife Mary (20) and children Sarah A (1), George (2 mths).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=21]Remembered On St Marks War Memorial, North Road.[/url] Brother-in-law [cas=978]Harry Preston[/cas] also fell in The Great War, Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/6917GeorgeBurrows.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 Private George Burrows (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem6.jpg[/pic][caption]George is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/caption]