Serjeant 6685 Thomas Nolan

Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - 9th Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 11/07/1915

Age at death: 40
Date of death: 7th of August 1915 (Saturday)
Born: Sutton, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 58 to 72 or 218 to 219.

Family details:
Sister: Clara A Makin

Census details:
1881 - 5 years old schoolboy Thoams is living at 29 Junction Lane, Sutton, St Helens with parents Francis Patr. (31), Alice (26) and two siblings: Francis (3), Daniel (1). 1891 - 15 years old 'Copper Smelter Thomas ids living at 31 Junction Lane, Sutton, St Helens with parents Francis P (41), Alice (36) and seven siblings: Francis (13), Daniel (11), Edward (9), William (7), Elizebeth (5), Clara (3), Edith (6 mths). 1901 - Not found. Thomas is not at 31 Junction Lane, with parents and siblings. 1911 - Sees 36 years old 'Casting Clerk' Thomas lodging at 29 Princess Street, Broughton, Salford with the Blood family.

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/6685ThomasNolan.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/Heffernan-Nolan.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Serjeant Thomas Nolan (Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]