Lance Serjeant 2768 Hugh Deary
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 29/03/1915
Age at death: 26
Date of death: 10th of August 1916
Born: Dundalk, Co Louth
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.
Census details:
1901 - 9 years old Hugh is living at 63 Lowe Street, St Helens with parents Michael (33), Rose (31) and three siblings: Mary (13), Jane (11), Rose Ann (1). Also at the address is grandmother Mary Deary (61) and boarder John Moran (31). 1911 - Sees 20 years old 'Glass Gatherer' Hugh living at 57 Lowe Street, St Helens with his parents Michael (45), Rose (44) and three siblings: Mary (25), Rose Ann (11), Sarah Alleen (8). Also at the address is lodger John Spepelton
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[center][pic2]imgs/WW1_people/Deary_H_2768.png[/pic2][/center][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Deary_H_2768.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2768HughDeary.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/H_Deary_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Lance Serjeant Hugh Deary on the Thiepval Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
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[caption]Hugh is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
