Private 29549 Joseph Carney

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 18th of February 1917 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: London Rifle Brigade Cemetery - II. E. 42.

Family details:
Mother Ellen is sole legatee.

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Joseph is living at 8 Eldon Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (33), Ellen (32) and four siblings: Mary A (12), Elizabeth (10), Eliza (8), Catherine (2). 1911 - Sees 14 years old Joseph living at 55 Central Street, St Helens with his parents Thomas (44), Ellen (42) and six siblings: Catherine (12), Thomas (9), Ellen (7), Margaret (4), Winifred (2), Henry (Under 1 mth). Also at the address is Thomas's brother in law Joseph Marsh (29).

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/29549JosephCarney.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Carney_Jos_29549.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/J_Carney_SLR_zps8c4522af.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Joseph Carney at London Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem5.jpg[/pic] [caption]Joseph is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]