Lance Corporal 20094 Robert Cunliffe

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Welsh Fusiliers - 14th Bn. 'A' Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 02/12/1915

Age at death: 31
Date of death: 7th of May 1916 (Sunday)
Born: Billinge, Lancs
Resided: Haydock, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard Laventie - II. G. 9.

Family details:
Son of Thomas and Mary Cunliffe, of 36, Park St., Haydock, St. Helens. Parents Thomas and Mary are joint legatees.

Census details:
1891 - 6 years old Robert is living at Higham(?), Blackbrook with parents Thomas (30), Mary (29) and five siblings: Hannah (11), Lilly (9), Frederick (8), Thomas (3), Jessie (1). Boarding at the address is William Foster (16). 1901 - 15 years old 'Brass Cleaner' Robert is living at 8 Pocket Nook Street, Parr, St Helens with parents Thomas (40), Mary (39) and eleven siblings: Hannah (21), Lilly (19), Frederick (18), Thomas (13), Jessie (11), Arthur (9), Mary (6), Albert (4), [cas=466]Herbert Cunliffe[/cas] (2). Edith (4 Mths). 1911 - Sees 25 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' Robert living at 36 Park Field Terrace, Haydock with parents Thomas (50), Mary (49) and six siblings: Jessie (21), Arthur (19), Mary (16), Albert (14), [cas=466]Herbert Cunliffe[/cas] (12), Willie (8).

Notes:
[note=12] Two Cunliffe Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=25]Remembered On St Marks, Haydock War Memorial[/url] SDGW shows his birthplace as Haydock, Lancs.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Cunliffe_Rob_20094_2.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Cunliffe_Rob_20094_3.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/CunliffeThos.jpg[/pic][caption]A third brother. Thomas also died The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/R_Cunliffe_RWF.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lance Corporal Robert Cunliffe at Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie (Photo courtesy of Margaret Dufay.)[/caption]