Private 11680 Thomas Dougherty

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: At Sea (Hos Ship Deranha)
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 01/07/1915

Age at death: 21
Date of death: 10th of August 1915 (Tuesday)
Born: Sutton, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 139 and 140.

Family details:
Son of Michael and Mary Dougherty, of 12, Manor St., Peasley Cross, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 7 years old Thomas is living with his parents Michael (42), Mary (40) and siblings Sarah J (18), John J (11) at 25 Manor Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens. Family transcribed as Doherty 1911 - Thomas (17) is employed as a Machine Hand in Bottle Works. He is living with his parents Michael (52), Mary (52) and siblings John James (22), Mary (11) at 12 Manor Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens. Family written as Doherty on Census but not written by Michael as signed with X

Notes:
Shown as Doughty T on the Cenotaph.

[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/SLR_3.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Thomas Dougherty (Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]