Son of Mrs. Catherine Coleman, of 10, Nelson Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Of 1, Back Sand Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1915. Previously employed as a Ballast Man for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company.
Coleman, Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Coleman
- Forename: Joseph
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 11th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 15th (Carmarthenshire) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 21058
- Regiment: Welsh [Welch] Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- St. Gregory's R.C. Church 1914-1918 Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 7 A and 10 A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/06/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 11/08/1916 05/01/1917 08/06/1917 06/07/1917 30/11/1917 18/01/1918