Basic Details
Surname
Lister
Forenames
J W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Joseph William
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. An ex-Regular who had fought in the Boer War and then worked in a local brickworks, he re-enlisted in September 1914. He was not found to have been named on any other Calderdale memorial but is named on the Thiepval memorial.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
October
Day of death
10
Age at death
36
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action