Basic Details
Surname
Cunliffe
Forenames
Joe
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Joseph
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was the younger brother of Sameul, also commemorated here, and in 1995 this memorial was owned by one of his surviving relatives. Joseph was a plumber who enlisted in March 1915. He died 4 weeks before his elder brother and both are also commemorated on IWM 2689.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Field Artillery
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Gunner
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Ypres
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Ypres
Cemetery
Belgium Battery British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
31
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action