Sapper 426268 Aloysius Alfred Callaghan
Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 221 A.T. Coy
Theatre of War: Home
Previous Reg/Num: Sapper 6547 R.E.
Age at death: 26
Date of death: 28th of January 1921
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 23 / Grave 217
BMD details:
Buried 02/02/1921
Family details:
Son of Mrs. Ellen Callaghan, of 171, Duke St., St. Helens.
Census details:
1901 - Sees 6 years old Aloysius A living at 4 Court, Duke Street, St Helens with his widowed mother Ellen (41) and seven siblings: Mary (19), [cas=287]Joseph Callaghan[/cas] (18), Ellen (15), Rose A (13), Agnes (9), Thomas (7), Norah (5). Also at the address is boarder Thomas Fitzpatrick (23). 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Case Maker' Aloysius A living at 171, Duke Street, St Helens with his widowed mother Ellen (51) and three siblings: [cas=287]Joseph Callaghan[/cas] (28), Ellen (25), Norah (15).
Notes:
[note=30] Two Callaghan Brothers who died in The Great War.[/note] Discharges as unfit (Pulmonary Thrombosis) on 02/09/1919. No Soldiers effects form found.
[note=30] Two Callaghan Brothers who died in The Great War.[/note] Discharges as unfit (Pulmonary Thrombosis) on 02/09/1919. No Soldiers effects form found.
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/426268CallaghanA.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Sapper Aloysius Alfred Callaghan at St Helens Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
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[caption]Aloysius is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
[center][pic2]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/TFWM-1.png[/pic2][/center][caption]Sapper Aloysius Alfred Callaghan was awarded the Territorial Forces War Medal[/caption]
