Gunner 5070 John Fenney

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 8th Bty. 120th Bde.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 25/12/1915

Age at death: 33
Date of death: 17th of July 1916 (Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Dive Copse British Cemetery Sailly-Le-Sec - I. A. 15

BMD details:
Marriage not found.

Family details:
Husband of Mrs. Fenney, of 2, Court, 3 Back, Russell St., St. Helens. Widow: Ellen

Census details:
1891 - 8 years old schoolboy John is living at 138 Elephant Lane, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Caleb (43), Jane (37) and six siblings: William (19), Thomas (15), Mary W (13), Elizabeth (6), James (2), Jane (2 mths). 1901 - 18 years old 'Glass Bottle Blower' John is living at 176 Elephant Lane, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Cabel (53), Jane (47) and three siblings: Thomas (25), Elizabeth (16), Jane (10). Also at the address is Caleb's mother in law Mary Harris (72). 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'Glass Bottle Blower' John living at 9 Water Street, St Helens with wife of five years Eller (28) and two children: Caleb John (4), Catherine (3).

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Fenny_J_5070.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/J_Fenney_RFA.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Gunner John Fenney at Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-Le-Sec (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]