Serjeant 20736 Edward Pickles

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915

Age at death: 21
Date of death: 2nd of July 1916 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.

Family details:
Son of Peter and Ellen P. Lucas, of 113, Peasley Cross Lane, St. Helens, Lancs. (See 1901 Census)

Census details:
1901 - 5 years old Edward is living at 147 Ell Bess Lane, Sutton, St Helens with parents Robert E (30), Ellen (27) and sister Hellen (1). 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Electric Engine Driver Belowground' Edward living at 146 Sherdley Road, St Helens with remarried mother and siblings: Peter Lucas (37), Ellen Lucas (37), Edward Pickles (15), Helen Pickles (11), Thomas Lucas (7), James Lucas (3), Peter Lucas (1). Ell Bess Lane later became Sherdley Road.

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=9]Remembered On The Holy Trinity War Memorial, Parr, St Helens.[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=54]Also remembered on the Peasley Cross Congregational Church Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/PicklesE_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/EPickles_JSmall_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Serjeant Edward Pickles on the Thiepval Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]