Private 65301 Herbert Penketh

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Machine Gun Corps - 31st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 5148, S Lancs Regt.

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 29th of October 1918 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension - I. Q. 4.

Census details:
1901 - 3 years old Herbert is living at 90 Wilson Street, St Helens with parents James (32), Jane (26) and two siblings: Ernest (5), Reginald (2). Also at the address is boarder Thomas Worsley (56). 1911 - Sees 13 years old 'Grocer's Errand Boy' Herbert living at 13 Campbell Street, St Helens with parents James Ashton (42), Jane (37) and six siblings: Ernest (15), Reginald (12), Lily (9), Annie (7), Amy (6), Ethel (1).

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/PenkethHerb.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/PenkethH_MGC.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Herbert Penketh at Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]