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Joseph Winstanley- EL

Details

Forename Joseph
Surname Winstanley- EL
Middle Name
Memorial Orrell St James's Church Memorial & UpHolland Cenotaph
Age 23
Address 18 Higher Lane, UpHolland
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Coal miner drawer
Regiment East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Regiment
Day of Death 9
Month of Death May
Year of Death 1915
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Plogstreert Memorial, Belgium
Regiment Number 16861
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of late James and Mary.
Adopted son of Winifred and Andrew Moron (godparents) and remembered on their grave stone in St James's Churchyard.
UpHolland men on active service WO 23/10/15

Ref; CWGC, Ancestry, St James research And WO 11/5/18