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Surname: CUSHIONS
Forename(s): Joseph Wilfred
Place of Birth: Wymondham, Norfolk
Service No: 16/1693
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment / Corps / Service: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 12th (Service) Battalion
Division: 3rd Division
Age: 33
Date of Death: 1916-07-23
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
Joseph was married to Margaret ( – ).
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Sjt, Joseph W. Cushions, 16/1693, W. Yorks R. K. in A. 23.7.16. Correspondence: Mrs. M. Cushions applies for medals in respect of the services of her husband, the late 16/1693, Sgt J.W. Cushions. 16.8.20. Address: 111, St Joacham Street, Quebec City, Canada.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Sgt Joseph Wilfred Cushions, 16/1693, 12th W. Yks. Killed in Action 23.7.16.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Sgt Joseph Wilfred Cushions, 16/1693, 12th (S) Bn W. Riding [sic] Rgt. Date and Place of Death: 23.7.16 in action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Grantee - Miss Alice Brown. £10 7s. 2d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: Sgt Joseph Wilfred Cushions or Cushings, 1693, West Yorks. Date and cause of death: 23.7.16. Killed in Action. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Margaret, born 1.9.1885. Mrs Cushions spells her name Cushings and says her husband altered the spelling when enlisting. Address 1. 9, Cote de Abraham, Quebec City, Canada. Address 2. 36, St Julia Street, Quebec, Canada.
Joseph is commemorated on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial website: In memory of Sergeant Joseph Wilfred Cushions. July 23, 1916. 12th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Additional Information: Husband of Margaret Cushions, of Quebec. (See also: page 570 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.)
It has not been possible to confirm any further details about Joseph Wilfred Cushions.
Data Source: Craven Herald Article
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
CUSHIONS, Sergeant J.W., aged 33 years, West Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action July 23, 1916.
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 3rd Division
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Memorial Chamber of Canada’s Parliament Buildings, Ottawa
In the Memorial Chamber are the eight ‘Books of Remembrance’ that contain the names of more than 120,000 Canadians who gave their lives in the service of Canada
Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Kindly supplied by Shirley Penman, Clitheroe)
Page from the First World War ‘Book of Remembrance’: Sergeant Joseph Wilfred Cushions
Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Kindly supplied by Shirley Penman, Clitheroe)
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18 August 1916
CUSHIONS – July 23rd, killed in action, Sergt. J. W. Cushions, West Yorks. Regiment, a native of Hull, and formerly of Barnoldswick, aged 33 years.
18 August 1916
BARNOLDSWICK – DEATH OF A FORMER GAS WORKER
Sergeant J. W. Cushions, West Yorkshire Regiment, news of whose death has been received by friends in Barnoldswick, was killed in action on July 23rd. Thirty-three years of age and a native of Hull, he worked for some time on the erection of the new gasometer at the Barnoldswick gasworks, and lodged with Mr. Mark Brown in Gisburn Street. He enlisted from Barnoldswick in August of last year, and had been at the front about three months.
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18 August 1916
BARNOLDSWICK CASUALTIES
Sergeant J. W. Cushions, West Yorkshire Regiment, news of whose death has been received by friends in Barnoldswick, was killed in action on July 23rd. Thirty-three years of age and a native of Hull, he worked for some time on the erection of the new gasometer at the Barnoldswick Gasworks, and lodged with Mr. Mark Brown in Gisburn Street. He enlisted from Barnoldswick in August of last year, and had been at the Front about three months.
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