Sale WW1 - Surnames starting with the letter R. 

Albert Renshaw

Rank:PrivateNumber:50434
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:05th Bn [2]
Name of Rgt or Ship:Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Rgt)
Died:15/02/1918Age:31
How Died:Killed in Action
Country of burial:FranceGrave Photo:Yes
Cemetery or Memorial:Mory Abbey Cemetery, Mory
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Born during the March quarter 1886 in the Salford R.D. - ref: 8d/46, the
4th son of Alfred Bancroft & Sarah Jane Renshaw (nee Egar).

Attended St. Anne's School, Sale Moor and was a Member of the St. Anne's
Christian Brotherhood.

1891 Census - 55 Perseverance Street, Sale.    Son - aged: 5 - Scholar -
born: Pendleton, Lancashire.      Head of household - Alfred B. Renshaw -
Married - aged: 39 - occ: Gardener - born: Withington, Mancester.   Also -
Sarah J. Renshaw - Wife - aged: 37 - born: Longsight, Manchester.   Plus 6
siblings.

1901 Census - 55 Perseverance Street, Sale.    Son - aged: 18 - occ: Miller
& Grinding on Linotype - born: Pendleton, Lancashire.      Head of
household - Alfred Renshaw - Married - aged: 49 - occ: Domestic Gardener -
born: Withington, Mancester.   Also - Sarah J. Renshaw - Wife - aged: 47 -
born: Gorton, Manchester.   Plus 4 siblings. 

1911 Census - 4 Skaife Road, Sale.     Son - Unmarried - aged: 25 - occ:
Shop Assistant - born: Pendleton, Manchester.   Head of household - Alfred
Bancroft Renshaw - Married - aged: 59 - occ: Day Gardener - born:
Withington, Mancester.   Also - Sarah Jane Renshaw - Wife - aged: 57 -
born: Gorton, Manchester.   Plus 4 siblings. 

Married Lily Westerby Harrison during the September quarter 1911 in the
Bucklow R.D. - ref: 8a/432, who was then residing on Northenden Road,
Sale.

Originally employed by Messrs. Plant & Sons, Sale, but laterly represented
a Manchester firm at Rhyl.

Enlisted in September 1917 and was formerly T/291596 Army Service Corps.

Killed instantly by a bursting bomb (mortar) as he was standing on the fire
step of a trench.

Death reported in the 15/03/1918 edition of the Altrincham Guardian.

Left a widow and three children.

M.I. - "One of the brave, one of the best".

Memorials found on:
St. Anne's (Sale Moor)
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