Private 28887 Charles Egan
Regiment/Unit: East Surrey Regiment - 9th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 03/09/1915
Age at death: 36
Date of death: 17th of November 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Bois Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension - G. 13A.
Census details:
1891 - 10 years old schoolboy Charles is living at 6 Fox Street, St Helens with parents Thomas(?) (59), Margaret (48) and siblings [cas=587]John Egan[/cas] (17), Annie (16), Margaret (12), Matthew (10), Mary (5). 1901 - 19 years old 'Coal Miner Hewer' Charles is living at 3. 3 Court, Crab Street, St Helens with his widowed mother Margaret (67) and brother Matthew (17). 1911 - Sees 29 years old 'Coal Miner Hewer' Charles living at 4, Bradford Street, Farnworth with the Peace family. He is listed as 'brother' in the census.
Notes:
[note=148]Two Egan brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[note=148]Two Egan brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[pic]slmgc/C_Egan.jpeg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Charles Egan
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M. and FAG)[/caption]
