Basic Details
Surname
Horsfield
Forenames
L J
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative surname
John
Alternative forename
Lewis John
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married with 3 children and worked in a mill before the war. He was lost on the Somme and whilst he is not commemorated anywhere else in Calderdale, he is named on the Thiepval Memorial.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Lancs Fus
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
September
Day of death
26
Age at death
27
Manner of death reference
Missing