Private 7149 Joseph Austwick
Regiment/Unit: Royal Welsh Fusiliers - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 22/09/1914
Age at death: 29
Date of death: 1st of November 1914
Born: Todmorden, Yorks
Resided: Blackburn, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ploegsteert Memorial - Panel 5.
BMD details:
Marriage not found.
Family details:
Husband of Eliza Austwick, of 7, Dove Cot Yard, Hartlepool, Co. Durham.
Census details:
1891 - 5 years old Joseph is living at 38 Kitson Wood Road, Todmorden with parents William (34), Annie (32) and three siblings: John (9), Ernest (2), Florence (11 mths). 1901 - 15 years old 'Cotton Warehouse Worker' Joseph is still living at 38 Kitson Wood Road, Todmorden with parents William (44), Annie (42) and four siblings: John (19), Ernest (12), Florence (10), Elizabeth (1). 1911 - Joseph 25 a General Labourer is living with his widowed mother Annie 52 and siblings Ernest (22), Florence (20), Elizabeth (11) at 10 Regent Street, Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Notes:
Joseph Austwick is named on Sheet Works Roll of Honour as serving with the 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers This casualty has completely different forenames on CWGC: [url]http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=874051[/url]
Joseph Austwick is named on Sheet Works Roll of Honour as serving with the 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers This casualty has completely different forenames on CWGC: [url]http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=874051[/url]
[pic]imgs/sppics/LR_Austwick_RWF.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Joseph Austwick on the Ploegsteert Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
