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Surname: HAYHURST
Forename(s): Joseph
Place of Birth: Nelson, Lancashire
Service No: 265660
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 2/6th Battalion
Division: 62nd (2/West Riding) Division
Age: 26
Date of Death: 1917-11-21
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 6 and 7.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Joseph Hayhurst was the son of John and Jane Hall Hayhurst, née Kelly. John was born at Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales and Jane at Liverpool, Lancashire.
1901 Briercliffe, Lancashire Census: 3, Walverden Road - Joseph Hayhurst, aged 9 years, born Nelson, Lancashire, son of John and Jane Hall Hayhurst.
1911 Colne, Lancashire Census: 32, Peter Street - Joseph Hayhurst, aged 20 years, born Nelson, Lancashire. [Joseph was lodging with William and Alice Clare and their family that included Maud Elizabeth Clare. Joseph and Maud were married later that year.]
In 1911 Joseph's parents were living at 36, Cobden Street, Barnoldswick, Yorkshire.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Joseph Hayhurst, 2790 & 265660, 2/6th West Riding Regiment.
A short biography of Joseph is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 62nd (2/West Riding) Division
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