Private 20372 James Burrows
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 27th of March 1918
(Wednesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Pozieres Memorial - Panel 48 and 49.
Family details:
Next of kin from service records:
Mrs Emily Burrows (mother), 56 Liverpool Road, St Helens.
Address changes to: 33 Havelock Street, St Helens.
Mother Emeline is legatee.
Census details:
1901 - 6 years old James is living at 12 Barton Street, St Helens with mother Emblem (38) and six siblings: John (17), Emblen (14), Sarah Ann (11), Joseph Richard (9), Laurence (3), Alice Maud (10 Mths).
Boarding at the address are William Atherton (73) with his son William Atherton (46).
1911 - Sees 16 years old 'Glass Hand' James, widowed mother Emblen (47) and siblings Emblen (24), Alice (21), Joseph (19), James (16), Lawrence (14), Maud (11), Bessie (7) boarding at 35 Barrow Street, St Helens which is the home of George Lee (38).
Also boarding at the address is William Atherton (58).
Notes:
Age taken from service records.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/20372JamesBurrows.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Pozieres_Memorial3.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Pozieres Memorial bearing the inscription for Private James Burrows
(Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 271