Basic Details
Surname
Ackroyd
Forenames
Joseph
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler (see References) provide the extra detail and clarify his regiment (CWGC agrees). They state that he worked as a weaver and was a married man who had enlisted into the DLI in July 1916 transferring to the Tyneside Irish (Northumberland Fusiliers). He is also commemorated on IWM 2224.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Durham Light Infy
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1917
Month of death
April
Day of death
24
Age at death
33
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action