Basic Details
Surname
Binns
Forenames
Joe
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Honours
Military Medal
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. Originally from Manchester, he was a porter at Stainland Station and then a mill worker before the war. he won his Military Medal in July 1917 for capturing a machine gun at Hill 60.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Lyssenthoek
Cemetery
British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
September
Day of death
22
Age at death
19
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on this memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action