Private 240313 George Culley

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd/4th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/1915

Age at death: 33
Date of death: 6th of November 1917 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Moss Bank, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial - Panel 92 to 93 and 162A.

BMD details:
Marriage of George Culley to Ellen Hedgecock 7 Feb 1914 at Eccleston St Thomas. Vol 8b - Page 169.

Family details:
Husband of Ellen Oldfield (formerly Cully), of 1, Club St., Moss Bank, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 5 years old schoolboy George is living at 8 Fenton Street, St Helens with parents Edward (30), Elizabeth (26) and three siblings: Thomas (8), [cas=461]James Culley[/cas] (3), Edward (1). 1901 - 15 years old 'Sheet Glass - Block Minder' George is living at 8 Fenton Street, St Helens with parents Edward (41), Elizabeth (37) and five siblings: Thomas (18), [cas=461]James Culley[/cas] (13), Edward (11), Austin (5), Mary (2). Also at the address is grandfather George Tend Buck (77). 1911 - Sees 25 years old 'General Labourer' George living at 8 Fenton Street, St Helens with parents Edward (50), Elizabeth (47) and five siblings: Thomas (28), [cas=461]James Culley[/cas] (23), Austin (15), Mary (12), Joseph (8).

Notes:
[note=117]Two Culley Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Shown as Cully on SDGW and CWGC, MIC gives the name as Culley.

[pic]imgs/WW1_people/Culleybrothers.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Culley_G_240313_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]tpics/240313_Culley.jpg[/pic] [caption]Image courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/H_Carter_G_Culley_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private George Culley on the Tyne Cot Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]