Gunner 74720 Robert Eames

St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M.

Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 'C' Bty. 330th Bde.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 40
Date of death: 26th of November 1918 (Tuesday)
Born: Llethfan, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Resided: St Helens Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Sever Cemetery Extension Rouen - S. III. B. 7.

BMD details:
21/09/1901 Robert Eames to Margaret E Williams at Parr St Peter's

Census details:
1881 - 3 years old Robert is living at 5 Mount Pleasant, Pistill, Caernarvonshire with parents Henry (26), Mary (23) and sister Ellin (1). 1891 - 13 years old Robert is living at 16 Baxter Street, Parr, St Helens with parents Henry (37), Mary (32) and three siblings: Ellen (11), Elizabeth (6), Moses (2). 1901 - 16 years old 'Coal Miner' Robert is living at 5 Ashton Street, Parr, St Helens with parents Henry (42), Mary (40) and five siblings: Ellen (12), Elizabeth (9), Moses (7), Willie (5), Evan (2). [b]Note:[/b] All ages are incorrect on the 1901 census image. 1911 - Sees 33 years old 'Coal Miner - Timberman (underground)' Robert living at 39 Allanson Street, Parr, St Helens with wife Margaret E (29) and three children: John (8), Ellen (4), Maggie (2).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=9]Remembered On The Holy Trinity War Memorial, Parr, St Helens.[/url] Note age discrepancy in the census years.

[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/EamesR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Gunner Robert Eames at St Sever Cemetery, Rouen (Photograph courtesy of Temptage (Tony) from GWF.)[/caption]