Lance Corporal 18163 Albert Doward
Regiment/Unit: Machine Gun Corps - 7th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 22/06/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 12043, S Lancs Regt.
Age at death: 30
Date of death: 10th of July 1917
Born: Crawford Villiage, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Menin Road South Military Cemetery - I. R. 9.
BMD details:
Marriage: 29/05/1909 Albertum Doward to Mariam E Garrity at St Mary's (Lowe House) RC.
Census details:
1891 - 3 years old Albert is living Nr Ormskirk Road, Rainford with parents John T (34), Alice (33) and six siblings: Alice (12), Peter (10), [cas=544]John Thomas (8),[/cas] Martha (6), Catherine (5), Edith (10 mths). 1901 - 13 years old 'Sheet Glass Minder' Albert is living at 161 Ramford Street, Parr, St Helens with parents John Thomas (44), Alice (43) and seven siblings: Peter (20), [cas=544]John Thomas (18),[/cas] Catherine (15), Edith (10), Samuel (9), Frederick (8), Esther (3). 1911 - Sees 24 year old 'Coal Miner - Drawer' Albert living at 50, Back Water Street, St Helens with his wife Mary Ellen (21).
Notes:
[note=44]Two Doward Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=9]Remembered On The Holy Trinity War Memorial, Parr, St Helens.[/url] Age taken from census.
[note=44]Two Doward Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=9]Remembered On The Holy Trinity War Memorial, Parr, St Helens.[/url] Age taken from census.
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[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Doward_Alb_MGC-.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/DowardA_MGCcrew.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lance Corporal Albert Doward & gun crew at Menin Road South Military Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Richard Houghton)[/caption]
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[caption]Albert is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
