Private 11607 James Berry

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Mesopotamia
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 12/10/1915

Age at death: 29
Date of death: 16th of April 1916 (Sunday)
Born: Haydock, Lancs
Resided: Liverpool, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Basra Memorial - Panel 23.

BMD details:
Marriage: 03/08/1915 James Berry to Elizabeth Singleton Hewitt at West Derby. Vol 8b - Page 1350.

Family details:
Next-of-kin from service record: Mrs Elizabeth Singleton Berry (wife), 273 Litherland Road, Bootle, Liverpool.

Census details:
1891 - 4 years old James is living at Haydock Lane, Haydock with parents Thomas (27), Elizabeth (25) and three siblings: Ellen (5), Elizabeth (3), Alice (2 mths). Boarding at the address are Peter Berry (21) and Joseph Berry (17). 1901 - 14 years old 'Coal Labourer (below)' James is living at 418 Haydock Lane, Haydock with parents Thomas (36), Elizabeth (35) and eight siblings: Ellen (15), Elizabeth (12), Alice (10), Thomas (8), John (6), Annie (3), Lilian (1), Margaret (1 Mth). 1911 - Sees 24 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' James living at 291 Haydock Lane, Haydock with parents Thomas (46), Elizabeth (45) and seven siblings: Alice (20), Thomas (18), John (16), Annie (13), Lilian (11), Margaret (10), Ethel (7).

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]gallery_shroh/southlancs.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private James Berry Basra Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Bobpike GWF and Ste M.)[/caption]