Basic Details
Surname
Smith
Forenames
Joshua Harold
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was not married and worked for the family cotton manufacturing firm before the war as well as playing rugby for Sale RFC. His parents lived in Southport and he was a Territorial and so was called up at the outbreak of war. He is also commemorated on IWM 2224 and 596. The exact date of his death was given as both the 7th and 12th August.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Lancashire Fusiliers
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
6th Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Turkey
Town of death
Dardanelles
Year of death
1915
Month of death
August
Age at death
23
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action