Private 9742 James Callon
Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - 10th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 15/07/1915
Age at death: 26
Date of death: 18th of September 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Widnes, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery - IV. G. 6.
Family details:
Ann Callon and Agnes Roberts are joint legatees.
Census details:
1901 Census has James 9 living with his parents John 53, Margaret 45 and siblings Barbara 21, Joseph 19, [cas=288]John Callon[/cas] 15, Thomas 12, Isaac 7, Lily 4 and May 3 months at 4 Ball Street, St Helens. 1911 Census sees James aged 19 , single and working as a Brick Layer. He is living with his parents John 62, Margaret 55 and siblings [cas=288]John Callon[/cas] 26, Thomas 22, Isaac 16 and Lily 14 at 30 Blackbrook Road, St Helens. AVL 1918: 6 Boundary Road, St Helens.
Notes:
[note=135]Two Callon Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[note=135]Two Callon Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/9742JamesCallon.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/J_Callon_LF.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private James Callon at Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
