Private 18643 Henry Marsh
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 8th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 24
Date of death: 29th of August 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Wigan, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.
BMD details:
Marriage: 8 Jun 1912 St Mary, Ince, Lancashire, England Henry Marsh - 21 Collier Bachelor of 25 Chapel Street Florence Elliott - 21 Spinster of 20 Thurston Street Groom's Father: Henry Marsh, Collier Bride's Father: William Elliott, Iron-Worker Witness: Andrew Rigby; Mary Grimes Married by Banns by: Thos. Taylor Vicar Register: Marriages 1905 - 1915, Page 168, Entry 336 Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Family details:
Address from service papers: Mrs Florence Marsh (wife), 20 Thurston Street, Lower Ince, Near Wigan.
Census details:
1901 - 10 years old Henry is living at 14, Eccleston Street, St Helens with parents Henry (42), Ann (41) and four siblings: Alice (17), Mary (13), John (7), George (5). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Collier Waggoner Below ground' Henry boarding at 15, Tram Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan with the Blyton family.
Notes:
Age taken from service papers.
Age taken from service papers.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/18643HenryMarsh.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/TMcDonald_CAMcGowran_EMcNally_PMaloney_HMartin_HMarsh_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Henry Marsh on the Thiepval Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
