Openshaw, Joseph –

Son of James and Margaret Openshaw; husband of Margaret Elizabeth Openshaw, of 29, Tempest Street, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 13, Minerva Street, Bolton, Lancashire. A reservist, he had previously served in the South Africa and in India.

Personal details

  • Surname: Openshaw
  • Forename: Joseph
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 29
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 10th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 7936
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: Panel 19 and 20.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/06/1915 06/08/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f/i* S1i*

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