Basic Details
Surname
Wilson
Forenames
Joseph E
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Joseph Edgar
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married, to Martha, and they had a child. He had served in the Boer War and was working as a preacher and Sunday school superintendent before the war. he was twice wounded, once at Sulva Bay and once resulting in him being invalided out, all before he was killed in France where he is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. He is also commemorated on IWM 2639, 2224 and 2660.
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)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Loos
Year of death
1918
Month of death
May
Day of death
6
Age at death
36
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action