Private 1403 Joseph Devine

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps - 1st/3rd West Lancs Field Amb.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 22
Date of death: 14th of August 1916 (Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 4 C.

Census details:
1901 - 7 years old Joseph is living at 74 Glover Street, St Helens with his parents Hugh (48), Mary (46) and eight siblings: Bernard (23), Michael (19), Catherine (17), [cas=509]Hugh[/cas] (12), Thomas (11), William A (9), Mary E (5), John (3). Also at the address is visitor Margaret Whittle (32). 1911 - Sees 17 years old 'Bottle House (Taker In)' Joseph living at 17 Bolton Street, St Helens with his parents Hugh (52), Mary (52) and five siblings: Thomas (21), William A (19), Mary E (15), John (13). They are all boarding with [cas=509]Hugh Devine[/cas] (22) his wife Edith (21) and their daughter Catherine (1).

Notes:
[note=40]Two Devine Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_people/Devine_family.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Devine_Jos_RAMC.jpg[/pic][caption]The Devine Family - Courtesy Ste M.[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/DevineJoseph_RAMC.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/J_Devine_RAMC.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Joseph Devine on the Thiepval Memorial (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]