Private 265766 Robert Bacon

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 1st/12th Bn.
Theatre of War: Kantara, Egypt

Age at death: 21
Date of death: 18th of July 1917 (Wednesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Kantara War Memorial Cemetery - C. 79.

Family details:
Mother Elizabeth is joint legatee with Mary Jackman

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Robert is living at 17 St Paul Street, St Helens with parents Michael (28), Elizabeth A (23) and two siblings: Willie (2), Richard (3 Mths). 1911 - Sees 14 years old 'Block Minder' Robert living at 42 St Paul Street, St Helens with parents Michael (38), Elizabeth Ann (33) and six siblings: William (12), Richard (10), John (8), Elizabeth (5), Arthur (3), Ernest (1). Also at the address are Michael's brother-in-law William Barnes (31) and sister-in-law Sarah Jane Barnes (14).

Notes:
Robert Bacon is commemorated in detail on the [url=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/casualty-14-Robert_Bacon.html] Prescot Roll of Honour site.[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/265766RobertBacon.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]gallery_shroh/rbaconlnl.jpg[/pic] [caption] Courtesy of Creafield from GWF and Ste M[/caption]