Private 20855 William Fenney
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 13th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 26/09/1915
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 14th of July 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Bryn, Wigan
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.
Family details:
Next-of-kin from service record: Mrs Ellen Orritt (mother), 24 Alexandre Terrace, Brynn, Wigan.
Census details:
1901 - 7 years old William is living at 116 North Road, St Helens with mother Ellen (49) and six siblings: Margaret E (20), John (18), Joseph (16), James (13), Thomas (10), Henry (4). 1911 - Sees 17 years old 'Glass Grinding Room Worker' William living at Startham Hall, Billinge Chapel End with mother Ellen (59) and two siblings: Joseph (26), Henry (14). Also at the address are Ellen's granddaughter Dorothy Ball (6) and relative Thomas Rigby (67).
Notes:
Age taken from service record.
Age taken from service record.
[pic]imgs/WW1_people/Fenneyfamily.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy of Ste M.[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/W_Fenney_KLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private William Fenney on the Thiepval Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
