2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
06/06/1877
Died:
29/09/1918 (Killed in Action)
Age:
41
Summary
Samuel Wilson Lilley was the eldest son of Arthur and Elizabeth Lilley. He was born on born 6th June 1877. He was one of at least eight children, all born in the Magherafelt area. By 1901 Samuel was living with his brother in Belfast. Samuel was a grocer. Lance-Corporal Samuel Wilson Lilley was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment when he was killed in action on 29th September 1918, aged 41.
Further Information
Samuel Wilson Lilley was the eldest son of Arthur and Elizabeth Lilley. Arthur Lilley and Lizzie Woodside were married on 15th September 1876 in the district of Magherafelt.
Samuel Wilson Lilley was born on born 6th June 1877. He was one of at least eight children, all born in the Magherafelt area.
Known family: Arthur Lilley, Elizabeth Lizzie Lilley, Samuel Wilson Lilley (born 6th June 1877), James Lilley (born 30th January 1879), John Lilley (born 20th July 1880), Mary Lilley (born 13th August 1882), William Arthur Lilley (born 29th May 1884), Jessie /Sissey Lilley (born 16th December 1885), Richard Lilley (born 11th December 1887).
The 1901 census does not list Samuel as living with the family at house 49 in Castledawson, Londonderry. His mother was a widow.
The 1901 census lists Samuel as lodging with his brother at house 56 in Beechfield Street, Belfast. Samuel was a grocer. His brother was a clerk.
The 1911 census does not list Samuel as living with the family at house 25 in London Street, Ormeau, Belfast.
The 1911 English census lists Samuel Wilson Lilley as age 34, living at 49 Wingrove Gardens, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Northumberland. He was married about 1905 to Mary Ellen. They had two children. Samuel worked as a grocery assistant.
Known family: Samuel Wilson Lilley, Mary Ellen Lilley, Arthur James Lilley (born about 1906), Ivy Elizabeth Lilley (born about 1907).
Private Samuel Lilley served in initially with the Northumberland Fusiliers, Service No. 7348.
Lance-Corporal Samuel Wilson Lilley was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment when he was killed in action on 29th September 1918, aged 41.
Samuel’s younger brother, Private William Lilley, also died in the war. William was serving with the 110th Field Ambulance of the Royal Army Medical Corps when he was killed in action six months earlier on 21st March 1918.
Lance-Corporal Samuel Lilley is buried in Noyelles-Sur-L'escaut Communal Cemetery Extension in France.
Lance-Corporal Samuel Lilley and his brother are also commemorated on the family headstone in Knockbreda Cemetery in Belfast.
Information courtesy of Nigel Henderson via Sam Hudson
