Private G/11477 William Chesworth

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 4th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/07/1915

Age at death: 28
Date of death: 9th of May 1917 (Wednesday)
Born: Haydock, Lancs
Resided: Haydock, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Arras Memorial - Bay 3.

BMD details:
Marriage to Annie Anders. 1911 Age: 26 at Fernie, British Columbia, Canada.

Census details:
1891 - 5 years old schoolboy William is living at Blackbrook, St Helens with parents William (32), Mary (31) and four siblings: Edward (7), Jane (3), Joseph (1), Thomas (1). Boarding at the address is James Hill (29). 1901 - 15 years old 'Pit Pony Boy' is living at 134 back Blackbrook Road, Blackbrook, St Helens with parents William (42), Mary (41) and seven siblings: Edward (17), Jane (13), Joseph (11), Thomas (11), Alice (9), Lydia (6), [cas=337]Arthur Chesworth[/cas] (4). Boarding at the address William Carey (74). 1906 Age:21 Sailed from Liverpool to Montreal Canada. 1914: 25 May Aged 29. Arrived at Liverpool Lancashire from Montreal Quebec Canada on ship 'Canada'.

Notes:
[note=137]Two Chesworth Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/11477WilliamChesworth.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Chesworthbrothers.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/Chesworth_Arras.jpg[/pic] [caption]Inscription from The Arras Memorial - Image Courtesy of Jeff Keenan[/caption]