Corporal 8/929 James Donnlan

Blackburn Telegraph - Courtest Tony Hignett

Regiment/Unit: Rifle Brigade - 12th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 22
Date of death: 5th of September 1916 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Blackburn, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 16 B and 16 C.

BMD details:
Born 29 Jan 1894 - baptised at St Josephs, Peasley Cross on 31 Jan 1894. Son of DONNLAN Joannis & Mariae - nee Wilson, sponsored by Alicia Kay. Vol 8b - Page 772.

Family details:
Next of kin from service records: Mrs Mary Donnlan (mother), 24 Plane Street, Blackburn

Census details:
1901 - 7 years old schoolboy James is living at Bent Street, Blackburn with mother Mary (a housekeeper 39) and siblings John (22), Sarah Ann (18), Lily Francis (11), Elizabeth (9). 1911 - Sees 17 years old 'Weaver' James living at 2 Deal Street, Blackburn with widowed mother Mary (49) and siblings John (32), Thomas (27), Margaret Ellen (23), Lily Frances (21), Elizabeth (19), Samuel (15), Joseph (9).

Notes:
Brothers John and Samuel also served.

[pic]imgs/WW1_people/8929JamesDonnlan2.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_people/8929JamesDonnlan.jpg[/pic][caption]Newspaper cuttings courtesy of Blackburn Community History[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/DonnlanJ.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/Thiepval_2017/DonnlanJ_RB.JPG[/pic][caption]Inscription on Thiepval Memorial[br]Courtesy of Richard Houghton and Ste M[/caption]