Herman lived at 28 Hinton, Obie.
The family moved to Litherland from Kirkdale in c1899 - He was born in Bonn, Germany.
I was in the house many times with my Mum visiting in the 1950s.
Herman lost two sons in WWI, William & Robert, their names are on the Litherland Warmem - Two other sons were wounded.
266710 Pte William Wagner M.M.
7th Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment
165th Brigade - 55th (West Lancashire) Division T.F.
Wounded at the Battle of Estaires 9th April 1918 - Died of his wounds later that day, aged 25
17600 Pte Robert Nelson Wagner 6th Battalion, South Lancs Regiment was KIA 5th April 1916 in Mesopotamia (Iraq) aged 21.
My Mum told me Herman sat in an enormous chair because of his size. She went to his funeral and told me about the following:
Herman died in 1937 and on the day of his funeral, it was found that his large coffin owing to Herman’s considerable stature could not be manoeuvred out of the house at 28 Hinton Street without upending the coffin.
To solve the problem the window of the front room facing onto Hinton Street was removed and Herman made a more dignified exit to be driven along Linacre Road one final time by horse-power to Bootle Cemetery.
HERMAN WAGNER
1858-1937