Private 3904 Michael John McDermott
Regiment/Unit: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 39
Date of death: 22nd of December 1914
(Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Le Touret Memorial - Panel 27 and 28.
Family details:
Sister: Mrs Maria Kilmurray.
Census details:
1881 - 5 years old Michael is living at 42 Liverpool Street, St Helens with parents Michael (31), Margaret (40) and sister Maria (7).
1891 - 16 years old 'Labourer' Michael is living at 13 Canal Bank East, St Helens with parents Michael (44), Margaret (50).
Also at the address is Patrick McGrath (26).
1901 - Not found.
Michael [b]is not[/b] living at 1. 2 Court, Crab Street with brother in law Micheal Kilmurray (30), sister Maria Kilmurray (27) and son Francis Kilmurray (8 mths).
Widowed mother Margaret McDermott (60) is also at the address.
1911 - Not found
Notes:
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/3904MichaelJohnMcDermott.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/McDermottMJ_LNL.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Michael Joseph McDermott on the Le Touret Memorial
(Photograph Courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 2976