Private 15047 Joseph Pennington

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 7th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 18/07/1915

Age at death: 23
Date of death: 28th of July 1916 (Friday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Sever Cemetery Rouen - B. 39. 6.

Family details:
Son of Thomas and Emily Pennington, of St. Helens, Lancs. Next-of-Kin from service papers. Mrs Mary Pennington (step-mother), 33 Dorothy Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens.

Census details:
1901 - 9 years old Joseph is living at 102 Elephant Lane, Thatto Heath, St Helens with widowed father Thomas (40) and two siblings: John Thomas (6), Florence (4). Also at the address is servant Elizabeth Molloy (22). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Warehouse Clerk' Joseph living at 231 Clipsley Lane, Haydock, St Helens with remarried father and family. The household consists of Thomas (50), wife of 8 years Mary (40) and three siblings: John Thomas (16), Florence (15), Margaret Ann (3).

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/15047JosephPennington.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Pennington_Jos_15047_c.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Pennington_Jos_15047_b.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/PenningtonJ.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Joseph Pennington at St Sever Cemetery, Rouen (Photograph courtesy of Temptage (Tony) from GWF.)[/caption]