Rifleman 241734 Joshua Fairclough

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 42
Date of death: 20th of September 1917 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial - Panel 92 to 93 and 162A.

Census details:
1881 - 6 years old schoolboy Joshua is living at City Windle, St Helens with parents Joshua (32), Elisabeth (32) and four siblings: James (11), William (9), Henry (4), Ann (1). 1891 - 16 years old 'Apprentice Glass Hand' Joshua is living at 177 City Road, St Helens with parents Joshua (42), Elizabeth (42) and eight siblings: James (21), William (19), Henry (14), Ann (11), [cas=605]John Fairclough[/cas] (8), Elizabeth (5), Peter (4), Margaret (1). 1901 - 26 years old 'Sheet Glass Maker' Joshua is living at 177, City Road, St Helens with parents Joshua (52), Elizabeth (52) and seven siblings: James (31), Henry (24), [cas=605]John Fairclough[/cas] (18), Elizabeth E (15), Peter (14), Margaret (11), Albert (9). 1911 - Sees 36 years old 'Glass Maker' Joshua still living at 177, City Road, St Helens with siblings James (41), [cas=605]John Fairclough[/cas] (28), Peter (24), Margaret (21), Albert (19). Joshua (snr) has died by this time and James is the head of household.

Notes:
[note=49]Two Fairclough Brothers died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/sppics/7_SLR_Privates.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Rifleman Joshua Fairclough on the Tyne Cot Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem2.jpg[/pic] [caption]Joshua is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]