Private 9899 Thomas Corcoran
Regiment/Unit: Cheshire Regiment - 12th Bn.
Theatre of War: Serbia
Date Entered Therein: 07/10/1914
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 31st of March 1918
(Sunday)
Born: St John's, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Manchester?
Burial / Memorial: Karasouli Military Cemetery - E. 1127.
Census details:
1891 - 4 months old Thomas is living at 8 Merton Bank Road, Parr, St Helens with parents Thomas (21) and Annie (19).
1901 - Not found.
1911 - Sees 20 years old 'Coal Miner (below Ground Labourer)' Thomas, and siblings Mary Corcoran (17), Robert Corcoran (11), William Corcoran (7) are staying with grandmother Mary Armstrong (70) and uncle William Armstrong (37) at 18 Chapel Street Ashton Under Lyne.
Notes:
CWGC have this mans surname as COCORAN
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/9899ThomasCorcoran.jpg[/pic][caption]The gravestone of Private Thomas Corcoran at Karasouli Military Cemetery
(Photograph Courtesy of Barry Davis off GWF )[/caption]
SHROH ref. 2872