Basic Details
Surname
Greenwood
Forenames
Joe Herbert
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was originally from Barnsley, was married to Elizabeth and worked as a carpet printer at the mill. He enlisted in February 1915 and died along with 246 others in the attack on the Hessian Trench and Stuff Redoubt on 28/9/16. He is also commemorated on IWM 2689.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on Memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on Memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on 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)
Lance Corporal
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
September
Day of death
28
Age at death
31
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action