Serjeant G/1849 Thomas McCormick
Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 17/08/1915
Age at death: 24
Date of death: 22nd of November 1917
(Thursday)
Born: Parr, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Cambrai Memorial Louverval - Panel 3 and 4.
BMD details:
Marriage: 12/06/1915 Thomam McCORMICK to Mariam GERAGHTY at Derbyshire Hill St Vincent RC
Family details:
Widow: Mary
Census details:
1901 - 9 years old Thomas is living at 124 Fleet Lane, Parr, St Helens with parents Michael (45), Margaret (34) and three siblings: Edward (8), Mary (7), James (3).
Also at the address are Thomas (snr) mother in law Mary Curran (60) and brother in law Edward Curran (33).
1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' Thomas living at 124 Fleet Lane, Parr, St Helens with parents Michael (45), Margaret (44) and six siblings: Edward (17), Mary (16), James (12), John (8), Margaret (6), Catherine (2).
Edward Curran (43) is still with the family.
Notes:
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/1849ThomasMcCormick.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]tpics/G1849_McCormick.jpg[/pic][caption]Image Courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/TMcCormick_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Serjeant Thomas McCormick on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
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[caption]Thomas is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
SHROH ref. 794