Private 10798 Edward Caffrey
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 01/07/15
Age at death: 22
Date of death: 9th of August 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 139 and 140.
Family details:
Next-of-kin from service records: Mrs Mary Ann Sharkey (mother), 122 Liverpool Road, St Helens. Mother Mary Ann Sharkey is legatee.
Census details:
1901 - Shows 8 years old Edward living at 5 Liverpool Street, St Helens with his remarried mother Mary Ann Sharkey (31) and brother Patrick (7). Also at the address are his step father: Thomas Sharkey (26) (head) and half brother an sisters Mary Ellen Sharkey (5), Thomas Sharkey (3), Rose Ann Sharkey (3 Days). 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Pottery Labourer' Edward and full brother Patrick (16) living at 14 Mount Street, St Helens with remarried mother Mary Ann Sharkey (39), stepfather Thomas Sharkey (35) and four half-siblings: Mary Ellen Sharkey (14), Thomas Sharkey (12), Rose Anice Sharkey (10), Katie Sharkey (5). Boarding at the address are Frank Bannan (36), Arthur Yates (30), Richard Lyons (28), James Riley (51), John Lonegugh (48), Patrick Dorothy (50), Ann Preston (76). [b]Note:[/b] Edward and brother Patrick are shown as Sharkey in this census.
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/10798EdwardCaffrey.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/SLR_2.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Edward Caffrey
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]
