Serjeant 1977 John Culshaw
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 12/02/1915
Age at death: 22
Date of death: 23rd of June 1915
Born: Wigan, Lancs
Resided: Skelsmerdale, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Bailleul Communal Cemetery Nord - I. B. 134.
Family details:
Mrs Mary E. Culshaw (mother), Colliery Cottages, Clock face, St Helens. Margaret Ann, wife. Children Edith Mary Marsh dob 21/5/11 John Robert dob 10/12/14
Census details:
1901 - 10 years old John is living at Rainford Road, Bickerstaffe with parents Edward (56), Mary (47) and four siblings: Robert (13), William (11), Alice (8), [cas=3057]Joseph Culshaw[/cas] (6), Henry (1). Also at the address is relative Edward Culshaw (48). 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Drawer - Haulier' John living at 16 Field Street, Skelmersdale with widowed mother Mary Ellen (53) and five siblings: Robert (23), William (21), Alice (16), [cas=3057]Joseph Culshaw[/cas] (13), Henry (8). Also at the address is relative Edward Culshaw (45).
Notes:
[note=141]Two Culshaw Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[note=141]Two Culshaw Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/CulshawJn_b.jpg[/pic][caption]Local Newspaper Article courtesy of Richard Houghton[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/John_Culshaw_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant John Culshaw at Bailleul Communal Cemetery (Nord)
(Photograph courtesy of Richard Houghton.)[/caption]
