Main CPGW Record
Surname: HIRD
Forename(s): Joseph
Place of Birth: Eskdale, Cumberland
Service No: 13548
Rank: L/Corporal
Regiment / Corps / Service: Border Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion
Division: 25th Division
Age: 35
Date of Death: 1918-05-27
Awards: M.M.
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: ---
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: SOISSONS MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: GARGRAVE, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Joseph Hird was the son of William and Esther Hird, née Hartley. Both parents were born at Eskdale, Cumberland.
1891 Eskdale, Cumberland Census: Hollinghow - Joseph Hird, aged 6, born Eskdale, son of William and Esther Hird.
1901 Eskdale, Cumberland Census: Hollinghow - Joseph Hird, aged 16, born Eskdale, son of William and Esther Hird.
Joseph was married to Jane Sharpe in 1908.
1911 Eskdale, Cumberland Census: Randlehow - Joseph Hird, aged 26 years, born Eskdale, husband of Jane Hird.
The British Army Service Record for Joseph Hird exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Joseph Hird (M.M.), 13548, 8th Border Regiment. Theatre of War first served in: (1) France. Date of entry therein: 26 September 1915.
A short biography of Joseph is included in: ‘From Mills to Marching and Back Again – A History of Gargrave from 1900 to 1925’ by Sue Lyall and Donavon Slaven with contributions from George Ingle, Ray Jones and Martin Thompson (2019).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
HIRD, Stretcher Bearer, aged 35, Swan Hotel, [Gargrave], killed in action May 27, 1918.
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L/Corporal Joseph HIRD
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Border Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 25th Division
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