Quartermaster Serjeant 3451 James Henry O'Byrne
Regiment/Unit: Manchester Regiment - 13th Bn.
Theatre of War: Home
Age at death: 54
Date of death: 14th of January 1918
Born: New London, West Canada?
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 33 / Grave 729 RC
BMD details:
Birth Year: abt 1864. Marriage: 04/02/1889 James Henry O'Byrne to Louisa Margaret Cragg at St Mary's Chapel, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex. Vol 1a - Page 694. Death: James H O'Byrne Date of Registration: March 1918 at Prescot, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 987.
Family details:
Served with forenames of John Henry. Next-of-kin: Mrs Louisa Margaret O'Byrne, 23 Vincent Street, St Helens.
Census details:
The family surname is shown as Byrne in the 1901 census. 1901 - 36 years old 'Conservative Club Manager' James H (born Canada) is living at the Conservative Club, Hall Street, St Helens with wife Louisa M (born Malta, 32) and children John C (born Ashton Under Lyne 6) Dorothy F M (born Ashton under Lyne, 4). Also at the address are mother in law Fermina Cragg (55) and servants Ellen A Evans (22), Sarah Davies (18). Not found in any other census years.
Notes:
Discharged as 'Medically Unfit' at Manchester 27/11/1914. (Defective vision and disability) MIC not found.
Discharged as 'Medically Unfit' at Manchester 27/11/1914. (Defective vision and disability) MIC not found.
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[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/3451OBryneJH2.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Quartermaster Serjeant James Henry O'Byrne at St Helens Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
