Rifleman 241027 Joseph Critchley

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: Home
Theatre of War First Served: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 6th May 1915
Previous Reg/Num: Previously 3148, South Lancs

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 7th of December 1917 (Friday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Sutton St Nicholas and All Saints Churchyard - A. E. 23.

Family details:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Critchley, of 216, Watery Lane, Sutton, St. Helens. Father Joseph is legatee.

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Joseph is living at at 216 Watery Lane, Sutton, St Helens with parents Joseph (47), Sarah Jane (35) and siblings: Samuel (11), Alice (7), Thomas (2), Sarah (5 mths). Also at the address is boarder Thomas Critchley (52). 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Miner Haulage Below Ground' Joseph living at 216 Watery Lane, Sutton, St Helens with his parents Joseph (57), Sarah Jane (45) and seven siblings: Thomas (12), Sarah Jane (10), James (8), Henry (6), Edward (5), Peter (3), Elizabeth (6 mths). Also at the address are two boarders William Roberts (52) and Thomas Critchley (65)

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=1]Remembered on All Saints War Memorial, Sutton, St Helens[/url] MIC shows date of death as 07/02/1917. [quote]Could you please add a note that Joseph Critchley was 20 years of age when he died and not 23. Thanks, Peter Critchley.[/quote]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/241027JosephCritchley.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/241027_Joseph_Critchley.jpg[/pic] [caption]The headstone of Rifleman Joseph Critchley at St Nicholas's Churchyard (Photo courtesy of [url=http://www.suttonbeauty.org.uk/]Stephen Wainwright[/url])[/caption]