Driver 8564 Stephen Nolan

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Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 2nd/1st West Lancs Field Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 20
Date of death: 6th of January 1917
(Saturday)
Born: Sutton, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery - X. D. 4.
BMD details:
Marriage:
24/041916 Stephen G Nolan to Florence A Johnson at Sutton St Nicholas CE.
Family details:
Husband of Florence Nolan, of 97, Junction Lane, Sutton, St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Stephen is living at 312, Watery Lane, Sutton, St Helens with parents Michael (40), Margaret (34) and seven siblings: Maggie (15), John (13), Agnes (11), William (9), Francis (6), Michael (2), Vincent (6mths).
Also at the address is boarder Thomas Maloney (60).
1911 - Sees 14 years old 'Colliery Hand' Stephen still living at 312, Watery Lane, Sutton, St Helens with parents Michael (51), Maryam (44) and eight siblings: Margret (25), John (23), William (19), Agnes (22), Francis (16), Michel (12), Vincent (10), Mary (8).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=1]Remembered on All Saints War Memorial, Sutton, St Helens
1[/url]7th CCS diary entry
06.01.17
Stopped receiving 8:30am. Admissions 6; discharges to Hazebrouck, sitting 21; to duty 5; in hospital at midnight 200.
Deaths:[color=#ff0000]8564 Dvr Nolan, S G, [/color]2/1st W Lancs RE died at 3:45am from GSW chest and abdomen.Weather cold and overcast.
07.01.17
Admissions 1; evacuated by No 18 ambulance train, lying 70, sitting 33; to 15 CCS 1 self-inflicted case; to Hazebrouck, sitting 3; returned to duty 6; in hospital at midnight 85.
Deaths:[color=#ff0000]22800 Pte Greenwood, J, [/color]10th West Riding Regt, died at 9am from GSW legs[color=#ff0000]12424 Sgt Veal, H, [/color]10th West Riding Regt, died at 8am from GSW thigh and leg R[color=#ff0000]18739 Pte Day, A W, [/color]11th Royal West Kents, died 12:30pm from GSW thigh L and ankle R
Taken on Imprest Account 115.00 francs, the property of [color=#ff0000]Sgt Veal [/color]noted above; 9.30 francs, the property of [color=#ff0000]Pte Wood [/color]noted above and 37.65 francs, the property [color=#ff0000]of Dvr Nolan[/color] noted above.
Weather cold and raining.
Thanks to Bardess GWF
[center][pic2]imgs/WW1_people/NolanS_RE.jpg[/pic2][/center][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/NolanS.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Nolan_S_8564_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Driver Stephen Nolan at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption]
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