Metcalfe, Joseph –

Son of James A. and Elizabeth Metcalfe, of 190, New Street, Blackrod, Lancashire. Formerly employed at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company’s Horwich Loco Works. Enlisted September 1914.

Personal details

  • Surname: Metcalfe
  • Forename: Joseph
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Chorley, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Blackrod, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 1st, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 9066
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Serre Road Cemetery No.2, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: I. E. 32.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/07/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f*

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