Lance Corporal 22279 James Heyes
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 31
Date of death: 26th of June 1917
Born: Bickerstaffe, Lancs
Resided: Bickerstaffe, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Reninghelst New Military Cemetery - III. G. 21.
Family details:
Son of James and Esther Heyes, of Coal Pit Lane, Higher End, Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancs.
Census details:
1891 - 5 years old schoolboy James is living at Holly Fold, Bickerstaffe with parents James (32), Esther (36) and six siblings: Catherine (13), Edward (11), Thomas (7), Richard (3), John (2), Margaret (1 mth). Also at the address is cousin Peter Heyes (21) and servant James Duffy (35). 1901 - 15 years old 'Farm Carter' James is with the Bradshaw family at Holly Fold which is his place of work. 1911 - Sees 25 years old 'Horseman on Farm' James living at Coal Pit Lane, Farm Bickerstaffe with parents James (52), Esther (56) and seven siblings: Richard (23), John (22), Margaret (20), Esther (18), Mary Elizebeth (16), Alfred (15), Lydia (12).
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/HeyesJ_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lance Corporal James Heyes at Reninghelst New Military Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
