Infomation required on Joseph Wilshaw

[waynek]

Hi all!,

Long time since on line.

Please could anyone help with an overview of Joseph,who joined the 1/9th battalion on the 5th August 1914.His number being 1992.He served throughout the war so would be good to get an idear of what area he was in and which battles he fought in.He may of been mentioned in the war diaries?

thanks for all you help!

wayne

Just had an update on the 126th east lancs from website long lost trail.

[mack]

1992 joseph wilshaw
74 charles st,ashton
worked at wood park chamber colliery as a fireman collier
enlisted 5th august 1914
1/9th manchesters
aged 31
went to egypt 10th sept 1914
sent home sick on 15th april 1915
discharged from the army 3rd may 1915
silver war badge No153050.

1688 james,william wilshaw.
1/9th manchesters
piecer at oldham mill
sister mrs s.mcgann,42 cotton st,ashton
killed in action 15th july 1915
buried skew bridge cemetery,gallipoli

lance bombadier 36511 john wilshaw
RFA
38 cotton st,ashton
died of wounds 27th september 1918

thomas wilshaw,prewar regular with 2nd royal welsh fusiliers serving at quetta

129876 matthias wilshaw
labour corps
previously enlisted in 3/9th manchesters
transferred to labour corps,due to bronchitis,home service only
172 cavendish st,ashton

sons of george+mary

mack

[waynek]

To Mack!


Thankyou for the information on joseph.Had a nagging thought on how he survived the whole campaign without any injury at all.

wayne.