Private 1615 John Cummins
Regiment/Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps - 64th (2nd/3rd West Lancs.) Field Amb.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 11/09/1915
Age at death: 22
Date of death: 11th of July 1916
(Tuesday)
Born: Warrington, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Mericourt-l`Abbe Communal Cemetery Extensio - II. D. 1.
Family details:
Father: Richard Cummins is sole legatee.
Census details:
1901 - 7 years old schoolboy John is living at 24 Cyril Street, St Helens with parents Richard (46), Margaret (33) and four siblings: Mary (14), Thomas (10), Agnes (6), James (5), Henry (1).
1911 - Sees 17 years old 'Labourer' John living at 76 Phythian Street, St Helens with parents Richard (54), Maggie (45) and nine siblings: Kathrine (24), Mary Jane (22), Thomas (20), Agnes (15), James (13), Henry (10), Lizzie (6), Teresa (4), Richard (2).
Notes:
Shown as 'Cummings' on the Cenotaph
1901 census has the famile as Cummings and born at Warrington.
1911 census has the family as Cummins and born in St Helens.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Private1615JohnCummins.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
SHROH ref. 463