Serjeant 15510 Thomas McCormick

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Courtesy Jeff Keenan

Regiment/Unit: Cheshire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 25/09/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 16014 Ches Regt

Age at death: 36
Date of death: 3rd of July 1916 (Monday)
Born: St. Mary's, Warrington, Lancs
Resided: Birkenhead
Burial / Memorial: Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension - I. D. 2.

BMD details:
Birth registered 1st Qtr 1879 at Warrington, Lancashire Vol 8c - Page 205.

Family details:
Next of kin from service records: John William McCormick (brother), 214 Chester Street, Liverpool. Mr J T McCormick (uncle), 27 Fenton Street, St Helens.

Census details:
1881 - 2 years old Thomas is living at 14 Heath Lane, Warrington with parents Patrick (24), Kate (24) and brother John William (4). Lodging at the address is Mary Ann Bennett (24). 1891 - 13 years old 'General Labourer' Thomas is living at 25 Fenton Street, St Helens with uncle Thomas McCormick (a fish dealer 35), aunt Elizabeth McCormick (32) and cousins Mary E (16), John Thos (12), Elizabeth A (8), James (2), Patrick (5). Not found after 1891.

Notes:
Cousin [cas=1706]John Thomas McCormick[/cas] Also died in The Great War Age taken from service records.

[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/Mccormick_1.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/Mccormick_2.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/Mccormick_3.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Serjeant Thomas McCormick at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/McCormick_Cheshires.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant Thomas McCormick at Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]