Basic Details
Surname
Greenwood
Forenames
Francis I
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Francis Idris
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was not married, he played cricket and soccer, was a member of the Hebden Bridge male voice choir and worked as a weaver in a mill before he enlisted in May 1915. He served as a batman and went missing during a heavy barrage: he was identified from his identity tag. This was the only Calderdale memorial they found him commemorated on.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on Memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on Memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on Memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
31
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Missing