Private 18156 Maurice Drought
Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 12th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 24/07/1915
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 14th of December 1915
Born: Widnes, Lancashire
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery Fleurbaix - I. D. 7.
BMD details:
Marriage: 12/07/1915 Mauritium Drought to Ellenam Bracken at Holy Cross RC
Family details:
Next-of-Kin from service papers: Mrs Ellen Drought (wife), 22 Vernon St, Pocket Nook, St Helens.
Census details:
1891 - 11 months old Maurice is living at 55 Victoria Street, Widnes with parents John (32), Elizabeth (33) and five siblings: John (14), Mary (12), George (8), Lottie (5), Lawrence (3). 1901 - 10 year old Maurice and his brother Lawrence (13) are boarding at 116, Park Road, St Helens with his uncle and family: John Jackson (32), Maggie Jackson (28), Sarah Ann Jackson (1). 1911 - Sees 20 year old 'Coal Miner (Haulage)' Maurice and brother Lawrence (23) boarding at 59 Elm Road, Thatto Heath, St Helens with the Wilcock family.
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/M_Drought_KLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Maurice Drought at Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix
(Photograph courtesy of Margaret Dufay.)[/caption]
