Private 341053 William Martindale

Courtesy Jeff Keenan

Regiment/Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps - 63rd Field Amb.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 25
Date of death: 6th of October 1917 (Saturday)
Born: Thatto Heath, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Hooge Crater Cemetery - VII. A. 12.

Family details:
Son of Mrs. Sarah Martindale, of 118, Elephant Lane, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 8 years old William is living at 3 Dorothy Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Hugh (40), Sarah (40) and eight siblings: Mary (19), Eliza (15), Joseph (12), James (10), Martha (6), Jane (4), Ruth (2), Francis (11mths). 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Bottle Hand' William living at 5 Dorothy Street, St Helens with widowed mother Sarah (50) and five siblings: James (20), Jane (14), Ruth (12), Francis (10), Hugh (8).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/MartindaleW.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/Martindale_341053_2.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/sppics/Martindale_341053.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication to Private William Martindale at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/W_Martindale_RAMC.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William Martindale at Hooge Crater Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]