Lance Corporal 39780 Lewis Losh
Regiment/Unit: York and Lancaster Regiment - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: Salonika
Previous Reg/Num: 55578, L'Pool Regt.
Age at death: 24
Date of death: 30th of October 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Earlestown, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Struma Military Cemetery - VI. C. 11.
Family details:
Son of Lewis and Margaret Losh, of 25, Athol St., Earlestown, Newton-le-Willows, Lancs. Born at St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 10 years old Lewis is living at 36 Athol Street, Earlestown with parents Lewis (42), Margaret (42) and six siblings: Martha (19), Mary A (17), Elizabeth (15), Maggie (7), William (5), Frances (2). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Sugar Works Machine Hand' Lewis living at 25 Athol Street, Earlestown, Lancs with widowed mother Margaret (52) and brother William (15). Also at the address are married sister Martha Lewis (29) with her husband William Lewis (38) and their four children May Lewis (7), William Lewis (5), Owen Lewis (3), Richard Lewis (4 mths).
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/39780LewisLosh.jpg[/pic][caption]The gravestone of Lance Corporal Lewis Losh at Struma Military Cemetery
(Photograph Courtesy of Barry Davis off GWF )[/caption]
