Sapper 428147 William Denton

Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 420th West Lancs Field Coy.
Theatre of War: Salonika
Theatre of War First Served: (2a)
Date Entered Therein: 27/11/1915

Age at death: 26
Date of death: 24th of October 1917 (Wednesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Salonika Lembet Road Military Cemetery - 1245.

Family details:
Grandson of Ellen Troth, of 146, Knowsley Rd., St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 9 years old William is living at 234 Boundary Road, St Helens with his grandmother Ellen Troth (53) and four relatives: William Troth (24), Emily Troth (21), Ernest Troth (18), Nellie Troth (15). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Sheet Glass Works Stone Mason' William living at 59 Liverpool Road, St Helens with grandmother Ellen Troth (63) and relatives Ernest Troth (28), Nellie Troth (25).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=12]Remembered On the Ormskirk Street Memorial, St Helens.[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=31]Also Remembered on the Knowsley Road School Memorial.[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/DentonWilliam_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Denton_428147.jpg[/pic] [pic]tpics/428147_Denton.jpg[/pic] [caption]Images courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/SN-Denton.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication to Sapper William Denton at St Helens Cemetery [/caption]