Private 43474 Henry Lomax

Private Henry Lomax

Regiment/Unit: King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 19
Date of death: 17th of October 1918 (Thursday)
Born: Crank, Lancs
Resided: Billinge, Nr St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: High Tree Cemetery Montbrehain - A. 7.

Census details:
1901 - 2 years old Henry is living at Startham Hall, Billinge Chapel End with parents Charles (23) and Emma (22). 1911 - Sees 12 years old schoolboy Henry living at Red Cat, Crank, Rainford with parents Charles (33), Emma (32) and four siblings: William (9), Ethel (6), Fred (4), Charles Edward (2).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=39]Remembered On The St. Aidan's C of E Church Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=40]Also remembered on Rainford (All Saints) Parish Church Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=58]Remembered on Crank and Kings Moss Memorial[/url] Age taken from census.

Henry was born in Crank on the 31st of March 1899 the son of Charles and Emma Lomax (nee Critchley). They later moved to Long Fold, Billinge and Henry enlisted at Billinge to join the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. Henry and [cas=2722]James Shuttleworth[/cas] had the same grandparents. Henry was killed in action on Thursday the 17th of October 1918 in France/Flanders and was buried in the High Tree Cemetery, Montbrehain, France, grave A.7. He was 19 years of age. His name is recorded on St. Aidan`s C.E. Church, the Methodist Church and All Saints C.E. Church, Rainford Memorials. Sources:- Mr. Frank Rimmer of Rainford; St. Helens Local History Library, Soldiers killed in the Great War; The Commonwealth War Graves Commission; The Billingers by R.D. Lewis. [url=http://sthelens-connect.net/sitefiles/billinge-history.pdf]Information Courtesy of The Billinge History Society[/url] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/43747_H-Lomax.jpg[/pic] [caption]Grave at Montbrehain - by Simon Tiron[/caption]