Private 7744 Joseph Connelly
Regiment/Unit: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment -
Theatre of War: Home
Age at death: 29
Date of death: 27th of October 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 34 / Grave 367 RC
Family details:
From pension records: Parents John & Mary Connelly, 2 Fern Street, St Helens.
Census details:
1891 - Possibly living at 57 Glover Street. 1901 - 14 years old 'Glass Works Labourer' Joseph is living at 7 - 4 Court, Crab Street, St Helens with parents John (39), Mary (33) and three siblings: Mary (7), Bernard (4), Julia (3). 1911 - Not found. Joseph is not living at 41 Bold Street, St Helens with parents and siblings.
Notes:
Age taken from St Helens Cemetery database. MIC in the name of Private 7744 John Jones. Service record: Name: Joseph Connolly ALIAS served as John Jones Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886 Age at enlistment: 18 Birth Parish: Liverpool Birth County: Lancashire [b]Document Year: 1904[/b] Regimental Number: 7744 Regiment Name: L A C Lancashire
Age taken from St Helens Cemetery database. MIC in the name of Private 7744 John Jones. Service record: Name: Joseph Connolly ALIAS served as John Jones Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886 Age at enlistment: 18 Birth Parish: Liverpool Birth County: Lancashire [b]Document Year: 1904[/b] Regimental Number: 7744 Regiment Name: L A C Lancashire
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/7744JosephConnelly.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/7744_Connelly.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Joseph Connelly at St Helens Cemetery.
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
