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.
Metcalfe, Joseph –
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: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Horwich Loco Works (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company) WWI Memorial - Horwich
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- St. Katharine's C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Blackrod
- 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*