Son of Peter and Alice Holmes, of 21, Manchester Road, Walkden, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1916. Wounded 21/10/1916.
Holmes, Joseph Evans –
Personal details
- Surname: Holmes
- Forename: Joseph Evans
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Walkden, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 31
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 23rd, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 11th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 32220
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Atherton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Men of Worsley Memorial - Worsley
- Walkden Wesleyan Church - Walkden
- CWGC Memorial: Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: IV. C. 23.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Chronicle: 10/11/1916
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 10/11/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 27/07/1917 26/10/1917