Private S/9999 James McCormack

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Gordon Highlanders - 8th/10th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 14/07/1915

Age at death: 33
Date of death: 8th of April 1917 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancashire
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Faubourg D`Amiens Cemetery Arras - VII. G. 33.

BMD details:
Marriage: 03/02/1910 Jacobum McCORMACK to Annam BROWN at Sacred Heart RC. Annie's mother Mary Ellen Brown married James Cooper 1st Qtr 1911. Vol 8b - Page 907.

Family details:
Widow: Annie.

Census details:
The family are shown as McCormick in the 1891 & 1901 census. 1891 - 7 years old schoolboy James is living at 175 Westfield Street, St Helens with parents James (36), Kate (33) and five siblings: Robert (11), Maggie (9), Elizabeth (5), William (3), Mary (2 Weeks). Also at the address are boarders Charles Johnson (37) and Martin Durkin (40). 1901 - 17 years old 'Apprentice Bottle Maker' James is living at 2 Glover Street, St Helens with parents James (46), Katie (43) and eight siblings: Robert (21), Maggie (19), Lizzie (15), William (13), Katie (8), Margery (6), Mary (3), Maud (2). Boarding at the address are Harry Wharton (39) & Martin Durkin (40). 1911 - Sees 27 years old 'Glass Bottle Blower' James living at 22 Lyon Street, St Helens with wife of 1 year Annie McCormack (23) and son Charles McCormack (3 mths). Also at the address are Annie's stepfather James Cooper (52) and mother Mary Ellen Cooper (57).

Notes:
Possible brother of [cas=793]William McCormack[/cas] Age taken from census. (Note surname error on photo)

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/S9999JamesMcCormack.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/J_McCormack_GHs.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Jame McCormack at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras (Photograph courtesy of R Houghton)[/caption]