Second Lieutenant John Stead

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 5th Bn.
Theatre of War: Home (Oswestry, Shropshire)
Previous Reg/Num: Pt. 4567, S Lancs R.

Age at death: 19
Date of death: 15th of November 1916 (Wednesday)
Born: Eccleston, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Eccleston, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Eccleston Christchurch - O. B. 109.

Family details:
Son of John and Sylvia E. Stead, of Eccleston Nursery, Prescot.

Census details:
1901 - 3 years old John is living at The Nursery, Burrows Lane, Eccleston with parents John Stead (29), Emma S Stead (26) and brother Victor Lyrrell Stead (1). Also at the address are John seniors married sister Anne Leak (34) her three children John S Leak (10), Robert Leak (8), Annie Leak (3) and servant Alice Lloyd (15). 1911 - Sees 13 years old 'Scholar' John living at The Nursery, Burrows Lane, Eccleston with parents John Stead (39), Emma Sylvia Stead (36) and brother Victor Tyrrell Stead (11). Also at the address are Edward Bonamy Dobreema (37) and servant Jane Denton (19).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=5]Remembered On The Christ Church Memorial[/url] Commemorated on [url=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/casualty-293-John_Stead.html]Prescot Roll of Honour[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Stead_Jn_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Stead1.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Stead2.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lieutenant John Stead at Eccleston Christchurch (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]