Lance Corporal 21086 Thomas Dillon

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915

Age at death: 34
Date of death: 31st of July 1917 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Bedford House Cemetery - Enclosure No.4 II. F. 4.

BMD details:
Marriage: 29/06/1912 Thomas Dillon to Caroline Clisham at Holy Cross RC. Vol 8b - Page 1278.

Family details:
N-of-Kin from attestation papers: Mrs Caroline Dillon, 54, Victoria Street, St Helens.

Census details:
1891 - 8 years old schoolboy Thomas is living at 33 Parr Street, St Helens with parents Edward (36), Elizabeth (34) and four siblings: Sarah Jane (13), [cas=2888]Edward (6),[/cas] Annie (4), Elizabeth (2). 1901 - 17 years old 'Glass Labourer' Thomas is boarding at 10, Frazers Court, Parr, St Helens with the Riley family. 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'General Labourer' Thomas living at 33, Parr St, St Helens with his parents Edward (56), Elizabeth (53) and two siblings: [cas=2888]Edward (26),[/cas] Ellen (14). Also at the address is boarder John Rae (45).

Notes:
[note=119]Two Dillon Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from attestation papers.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Dillon_T_21086_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/DillonThos.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Dillon_T_21086_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lance Corporal Thomas Dillon at Bedford House Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem2.jpg[/pic] [caption]Thomas is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]