Company Serjeant Major 15804 John Owens

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) - 8th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 27/09/1915

Age at death: 39
Date of death: 2nd of March 1916 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: 31 Cairne Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 12.

Census details:
1911 - Sees 34 years old 'Coal Miner (haulage) Below Surface' John living at 25 Sandon Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with wife Ellen (32) and six children: Margaret (13), James (9), Ellen (7), Marie (5), Eileen (3), Jane (4 mths).

Notes:
Shown as Owen John on the Cenotaph and the 1911 census. Possibly served as [cas=246]John Brunt[/cas] at some time (See soldiers effects forms).

John has two entries in the Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects. [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/CSMJohnOwens1.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/CSMJohnOwens2.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/CSMJohnOwensKORL_a.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/CSMJohnOwensKORL_b.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/CSMJohnOwensKORL_c.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/WW1_misc/CSMJohnOwensKORL_d.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/CSM_15804_John_Owens.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for CSM John Owens on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Photograph courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1966751]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]