Private 202285 James Gaskell

Courtesy Jeff Keenan

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd/4th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 26
Date of death: 6th of November 1917 (Tuesday)
Born: Haydock, Lancs
Resided: Earlestown, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial - Panel 92 to 93 and 162A.

Census details:
1891 - 6 months old James is living at 2 Kenyons Lane, Haydock with parents James (30), Mary Ellen (27) and four siblings: Elizabeth (9), Ernest (7), Eliza (5), Jane Ann (3). 1901 - 10 years old James is living at 293 Millfield Lane, Haydock with parents James (40), Margaret (39) and six siblings: Ernest (17), Eliza (15), Jane A (13), Vincent (8), John (6), Margaret (1). 1911 - Sees 20 years old 'Coal Miner, Hewer-Filler' James living at Brook House, Old Boston, Haydock with parents James (49), Margaret (48) and five siblings: Eliza Alice (25), Vincent (17), John (15), Margaret (11), George (8).

Notes:
Private James Gaskell is also commemorated on [url=http://nlwmemorial.tripod.com/nlwmemorial/pages/pagesdh/gaskelljames.htm]Newton-le-Willows and Earlestown War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/GaskellJames_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/7_SLR_Privates.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private James Gaskell on the Tyne Cot Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]