Rifleman 2188 Joseph Callaghan
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/15
Age at death: 32
Date of death: 3rd of May 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 37.
Family details:
Son of Matthew and Ellen Callaghan, of 171, Duke St., St. Helens, Lancs. Mother Ellen and brother Sapper 6547 Albert Callaghan are legatees.
Census details:
1891 - 8 years old schoolboy Joseph is living at 63 Duke Street, St Helens with parents Matthew (54), Ellen (31) and four siblings: Annie (15), Mary (9), Ellen (5), Rose (2). 1901 - Shows 18 years old 'General Labourer' Joseph living at 4 Court, Duke Street, St Helens with his widowed mother Ellen (41) and seven siblings: Mary (19), Ellen (15), Rose A (13), Agnes (9), [cas=286]Aloysius Alfred [/cas] (6), Thomas (7), Norah (5). Also at the address is boarder Thomas Fitzpatrick (23). 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'Blacksmith Striker' Joseph living at 171, Duke Street, St Helens with his widowed mother Ellen (51) and three siblings: Ellen (25), [cas=286]Aloysius Alfred Callaghan[/cas] (16), Norah (15).
Notes:
[note=30] Two Callaghan Brothers who died in The Great War.[/note]
[note=30] Two Callaghan Brothers who died in The Great War.[/note]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2188JosephCallaghan.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/T_Burkhill_F_Byrne_G_Canning_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Rifleman Joseph Callaghan on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
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[caption]Joseph is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
