John Robert's Story.
Birkenhead News 13 October 1915South-end Soldier
DIES OF WOUNDS.
LEVER BROS’ EMPLOYEE.
The sad news of the death in hospital from wounds received in fighting in France of their eldest son has been received by Mr. and Mrs. J. Isaac, who resided at 22, Park Road, Lower Tranmere. Private J. Robert Isaac joined the 12th Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment in September, 1914, and had been out in France about a month. He was only 23 years of age, and was an employee of Messrs. Lever Bros., Port Sunlight. His parents have received a letter from Major Cliffbill of the regiment, and also from the chaplain, intimating the death of their son. No official intimation has yet been received from the authorities at the War Office.
The chaplain (Rev. H. R. B. Morgan), writing to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac from the South Midland Casualty Clearing Station, France, says :- “I sympathise with you very much in your loss, and trust that God will give you grace to enable you to bear it. You will be comforted by the thought that he sacrificed his life for others, and we may believe that his sacrifice will be remembered by God. Your son will be laid to rest in the portion of the cemetery here reserved for the English soldiers who have died in the service of their country, and a cross with his name, regiment, etc., will be placed on his grave.