Private 3509 Henry Robert Bothamley
Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 1st/10th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 01/11/1914
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 23rd of November 1916
(Thursday)
Born: Huyton, Lancs
Resided: Rainhill, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery - X. C. 13.
Family details:
Son of William and the late Isabella Bothamley, of Ash Tree House, Rainhill, Lancs.
Census details:
1891 - 3 years old Henry R is living at Warrington Road, Rainhill with parents William (29), Isabella (30) and two siblings: Charles (5) and twin sister Janet F (3).
Also at the address is boarder Stephen Oughton (23).
1901 - 13 years old 'Errand Boy' Henry R is living at 1 Owens Row, Rainhill with parents William (40), Isabella (40) and four siblings: Charles (16), twin sister Janet (13), Arthur (9), Harold (2).
1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Joiner' Henry R living at Warrington Road, Rainhill with parents William (49), Isabella (50) and three siblings: twin sister Janet Florence (23), William Arthur (19), Harold George (12).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=50]Remembered on St Anne's War Memorial, Rainhill[/url]
17th CCS diary entry
23.11.16
Stopped receiving 8:30am. Admissions 2; transferred to No 18 ambulance train, lying 24, sitting 20; to Hazebrouck, lying 5, sitting 1; to 15 CCS 1 SI case; to duty 5; in hospital at midnight 88.
Deaths:[color=#ff0000]3509 Pte Bothamley, [/color]10th King’s Liverpool Scottish GSW head at 7:45pm
Weather fine, cold.
28.11.16
Admissions 2; to duty 5; in hospital at midnight 89.Admitted to hospital: [color=#ff0000]57738 Cpl Noakes, G, [/color]RAMCDischarged from hospital:[color=#ff0000]56664 Pte Manford, [/color]RAMC [Unit][color=#ff0000]11058 Pte Scott, [/color]RAMC [Unit][color=#ff0000]5712 Pte Cann, [/color]21st London attd 17 CCS [MIC not found]
Taken on Imprest Account:10 francs of [color=#ff0000]L/Cpl Mills, [/color]2nd/5th Lancs Fus5 francs of [color=#ff0000]Pte Bothamley, [/color]1st/10th King’s Liverpool Regt
Weather fine, very cold. Fog.
Thanks to Bardess GWF
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/BothamleyH.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/Bothamley-1.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Private Henry Robert Bothamley at
Rainhill (St.Ann's) Churchyard
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
[pic]gallery_shroh/hrbothamleyklr.jpg[/pic]
[caption] Courtesy of Lyn from GWF and Ste M[/caption]
SHROH ref. 3397