Son of Joseph and Mary Ellen Farnworth, of 15, Manchester Road West, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Died at Alexandria from wounds received at Gallipoli.
Farnworth, Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Farnworth
- Forename: Joseph
- Date of birth: June 18th, 1889
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 4th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sapper
- Unit: 1st/1st East Lancashire Field Company.
- Service number: 660
- Regiment: Royal Engineers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Little Hulton Cenotaph - Little Hulton
- St. Paul's (Peel) C.E. Church Brass Memorial Plaques - Little Hulton
- CWGC Memorial: Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
- CWGC reference: Addenda Panel.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Chronicle: 24/07/1915
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 02/07/1915 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 30/11/1917 07/06/1918