Son of Mrs. Colluney, of 5, Alpha Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted aged 15 in September 1914. Served in the Dardanelles in May 1915. Wounded in Meospotamia and sent to hospital Poona, India, where he died from burns. Also commemorated on Face 11 of the Kirkee Memorial, India.
Colluney, Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Colluney
- Forename: Joseph
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: February 25th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: Not known
- Service number: 43344
- Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- 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)
- CWGC Memorial: Kirkee New Cemetery, Kirkee, India
- CWGC reference: Plot B. Row 3. Grave 14.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 31/05/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c*