Hezekiah Rylance - South Lancs Regiment

[Kevin McCann]

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

[LindaS]

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

[Mark Abbott]

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

[Katie]

Hi

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

[Kevin McCann]

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

[Stephen Nulty]

Hezekiah is now included on my website