Apprentice Harry Reginald Vercoe
Regiment/Unit: Mercantile Marine - S.S. 'Kendall Castle' (Liverpool)
Theatre of War: At Sea
Age at death: 19
Date of death: 15th of September 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Eccleston Park, Prescot
Burial / Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial -
Family details:
Son of John Lean Vercoe, of 'Caldbeck,' Eccleston Park, Prescot, Lancs. Born at St. Helens.
Census details:
1901 - 1 years old Harry is living at 69 Church Street, St Helens with parents John L Vercoe (34) and Annie Vercoe (30). Also at the address are boarder Adam Brydon (23) and servant Sarah Brownbill (16). 1911 - Sees 12 years old schoolboy Harry living at Eccleston Park, Prescot with parents John Lean Vercoe (44), Annie Vercoe (40) and sister Esme Mary Vercoe (5 Weeks). Also at the address is nurse Mary Rigby (57).
Harry Reginald Vercoe is also remembered on [popup=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/casualty-311-Harry_Reginald_Vercoe.html] Prescot Roll of Honour.[/popup]
[center][pic2]tpics/Harry_R_Vercoe_Echo19180918.png[/pic2][/center][caption]Liverpool Echo - 18th Sept 1918.[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/VercoeHR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]tpics/Harry_Reginald_Vercoe.png[/pic][caption]National Probate Calendar[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Vercoe.jpg[/pic][caption]Clipping from the St Helens Reporter[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/VercoeHarryReginald_KendalCastle.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Tower Hill Memorial bearing the inscription for Apprentice Harry Reginald Vercoe
Courtesy of Ste M.[/caption]
