Basic Details
Surname
Horsfield
Forenames
John Ogden
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler could find no further details on this man, and this was the only memorial in Calderdale they found him commemorated on. Malcom Bull is the source of this information. He was married, to Emily, and they had a child, a son John who was born after his father died. He enlisted in January 1916, was seriously wounded in June 1917 and discharged with a pension the following April: he lived another 8 months but it is not clear if the wound was his cause of death.
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)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Halifax
Year of death
1919
Month of death
February
Day of death
28
Age at death
28
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Other