Joseph Topping
Details
| Forename | Joseph |
|---|---|
| Surname | Topping |
| Middle Name | |
| Memorial | Wigan Cenotaph |
| Age | 34 |
| Address | 7 Turner Street, Wigan / Portland St |
| Parents' Address | as above |
| Township | Wigan |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Occupation or place of work | Lindsay Pit |
| Regiment | Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion |
| Day of Death | 7 |
| Month of Death | August |
| Year of Death | 1915 |
| Cause of Death | Killed in action at the Dardanelles |
| Place of Burial | Helles Memorial |
| Regiment Number | 126 |
| Name of War | First World War |
| Location | |
| Additional Information | Been in army for last 19 years and for 12 of those was with Wigan Volunteers for which he received the Long Servicr Medal Wounded WO 24/7/15 Wigan Coal & Iron Co Records CWGC, Ancestry, WE 1/7/16 |
