Private 1234 Thomas Owen

St Helens Newspaper, Friday 13th August 1915.

Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 8th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 31/05/1915

Age at death: 28
Date of death: 29th of July 1915 (Thursday)
Born: Rainhill, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery Armentieres - IX. B. 9.

Family details:
Son of George and Alice Owen, of Thatto Heath, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 2 years old Thomas is living at 7 Williams Street, Prescot with parents George (29) and Alice (32). Also at the address is boarder James Hunter (25). 1901 - 13 years old Thomas is living at 18 Bk Springfield Road, Thatto Heath, St Helens with mother Alice (40) and two brothers: James (6), William (2). 1911 Census - 22 years old Thomas Owen was a "Glass Bottle Works Leer Minder" and lived with his parents, George And Alice, at 40, Springfield Road, St Helens.

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/OwenT_ThattoHeath.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/OwenThomas_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/T_Owen_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Thomas Owen at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres (Photograph courtesy of R Houghton)[/caption]