Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Hello,

Trying to find more detail on the following member of my family and wondered if anyone could point me in the direction of any further information I could find about him;

CWGC
Casualty Details
Name: RYLANCE
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: South Lancashire Regiment
Unit Text: 11th Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 04/11/1918
Service No: 46601
Additional information: Son of Mr. J. Rylance, of 8, Church Row, Whiston, Prescot, Lancs.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. G. 10.
Cemetery: CROSS ROADS CEMETERY, FONTAINE-AU-BOIS

Thanks
Kev

Haveyou found the family on the census?

1901
John Rylance coal miner Hewer
Hezekiah
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1898
Grace age 10
James Age 3 It looks like James & Hezkiah were twins both born Mar 1898 (8b 723) They were boarding in Slank? Lane Whiston No sign of mother.
Class: RG13; Piece: 3516; Folio: 92; Page: 41.

Hezakiah's Medal Roll index card is on Anc*
Around about 1910/1912
John Rylance Head 1867 Waggoner On Farm Whiston
Rylance Agnes Married 9 years F 38
Rylance Annie Daughter 8 School Whiston
Rylance Alice Daughter 4 Whiston
Rylance,John Son(6 WEEKS) 1911 Whiston
Rylance James,Relative 13 School Whiston
Rylance Hezakiah 13 Relative School

the Address was Paradise Lane Whiston

Kev

Have you contacted our fellow "Forumite", Stephen Nulty, who is the font of all knowledge appertaining to men from Prescot?

http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/

His web site is superb.

Mark

Hi

I have researched Hezekiah Rylance he is recorded on the Whiston War Memorial I will pm you

Linda, Mark and Katie - thanks very much for your help and asistance. I'll post an update once I've uncovered anything more.

Cheers

Kev

Hezekiah is now included on my website