Basic Details Surname Balme Forenames Joe Gender Male Information stated on memorial Alternative forename Joseph Sutcliffe War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler (their page47) provide the extra details. An unmarried man from Boothtown who had been a conductor on the Halifax Tramways and a member of the Conservative Club before enlisting in March 1916. Primary Service 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 Bullecourt Country of burial France Town of burial Ecoust-St Mein Cemetery HAC Cemetery Year of death 1917 Month of death May Day of death 19 Age at death 34 Manner of death as stated Not stated on this memorial Manner of death reference Killed in Action