Private 12151 Nicholas Carney
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 01/07/15
Age at death: 37
Date of death: 10th of August 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 139 and 140.
BMD details:
Marriage: 17/03/1906 Nicholamun Carney to Catharinam Flood at Peasley Cross St Joseph's RC
Family details:
Address and age taken from attestation papers: 51 Appleton St, Peasley Cross St Helens. Widow Catherine is legatee.
Census details:
1881 - 5 years old Nicholas is living at 3 Clarence Court, Sutton, St Helens with his parents Andrew (45), Ellen (35) and siblings Thomas (18), James (16), Andrew (15), William (13), Mary E (9), Annie (3) and Peter (1). 1891 - 15 years old 'Unemployed' Nicholas is living at 3 Clarence Court, Peasley Cross, St Helens with parents Andrew (60), Ellen (56) and three siblings: Martin (25), Mich? (21), Theresa (18). 1901 - Nicholas 24 is employed as a 'Coal Miner - Dataller' and living at 3 Back Clarence Court, Peasley Cross, St Helens with his widowed mother Ellen (60), married sister Mary E Tarmey (27) and brother in law Patrick Tarmey (35). 1911 - Sees 34 year old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' Nicholas living at 18 Clarence Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens with his wife Catherine (29) and two sons Nicholas (3), Mattew (1).
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/12151NicholasCarney.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/12151CarneyN.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication to Private Nicholas Carney at St Helens Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/SLR_2.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Nicholas Carney
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]
