Private 12534 Robert Durning
Regiment/Unit: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 15/06/1915
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 9th of August 1915
Born: Sutton, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Bolton, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 152 to 154.
Census details:
1901 - 9 years old Robert is living at 24 Sunninghill Street, Bolton with widowed mother Margaret Durning (48), half siblings Mary Grice (23), John R Grice (21) and full siblings: Ellen Durning (19), Margaret Durning (17), Martha J Durning (13), Sarah Durning (10). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Piecer in Spinning Mill' Robert living at 18 Grendon Street, Morris Green, Bolton with widowed mother Margaret Durning (60), married half sister Mary Blackburn (33) and her son Albert Blackburn (2), half brother John Robert Grice (31) and full siblings: Margaret Durning (26), Martha Jubilee Durning (22), Sarah Durning (20).
Notes:
Age aken from census.
Age aken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/Culshaw-Durning.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Robert Durning
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]
