Basic Details
Surname
Halliwell
Forenames
Joel
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Served
Honours
VC
Notes
He captured an enemy horse, rode out under heavy shell and machine gun fire and rescued a wounded man. He repeated this performance and succeeded in rescuing one officer and nine other ranks
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Lancashire Fusiliers
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
11th Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Lance Corporal
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Country of burial
England
Town of burial
Middleton, Manchester
Cemetery
Boarshaw (Middleton) Cemetery Grave D1068
Year of death
1958
Month of death
June
Day of death
14
Age at death
76
Manner of death reference
Other