Lance Corporal 2740 Martin Dooley

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/05/1915

Age at death: 21
Date of death: 12th of August 1916 (Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.

Family details:
Next of Kin from attestation papers: Mrs Margaret Jennings (mother), 136, Hollybank Street, Parr, St Helens.

Census details:
1901 - 5 years old Martin is living at 17, Anne Street, St Helens with parents John (30), Margaret (30) and four siblings: Mary (8), Julia (7), John (3), William (1). Also at the address are John's (senior) father Daniel Dooley (56) and boarder Thomas Shendon (40). 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Labourer In Bottle Trade' Martin living at 54 Park Road, St Helens with widowed mother Margaret (41) and three siblings: John (13), William (11), Patrick (7).

[pic]imgs/WW1_ext/R846.png[/pic] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Thiepval_SLR_Prvt_NCOs.jpg[/pic] [caption]The panel on the Thiepval Memorial bearing the inscription for Lance Corporal Martin Dooley (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]