11th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers Sergeant Major. Service number 2368

[Chris Godfrey]

Hello. I think I may have uncovered my 3rd great uncle Joseph McConnell. Who apparently was a sergeant major in the 11th bn Lancashire Fusiliers. He died 1st May 1918 at Flanders. I'm wondering If anyone could she anymore light on him at all and if anyone knows how to find some photos on him and his battalion.

 

Any information would be greatly appreciated. 

Edited 16 September , 2019 by Chris Godfrey

[ForeignGong]

Hi Chris

Joseph McConnell 2368 WOII class entitled to a14-15  trio and an MM as per LG https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30873/supplement/10128

If you go to P10118 for the heading.

Born in Bolton and enlisted at Bury, buried in Arneke British Cemetery France Plot ii, Row B, Grave 2.

Peter

[ss002d6252]

The effects records show monies paid to brother Charles and sisters Mary and Sarah.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60506/42511_6129999_0134-00034?pid=132422&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DuJS1177%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60506%26gsln%3Dmcconnell%26cp%3D0%26_F8007A65%3D2368%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3D784%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D132422%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=uJS1177&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true

 

Craig

[Chris Godfrey]

This is great thank you both. I do know he had a sister named Mary. Charles and Sarah I haven't yet uncovered. If the year of birth I have is correct it would mean he died aged 59/60. Is that possible for the first world war or do you think my year of birth is out. I have it as 1858 but that isn't confirmed as I'm yet to locate a birth cert to confirm everything.

[ForeignGong]

Ancestry has Joseph Bolton born Bolton 1895

[Chris Godfrey]

I fear it's not the relative I think it is then. It may be a cousin however as my 4th great uncle is from bolton. I originally said it was my 3rd but he's actually my 4th. Maybe his son shared the same name. I can only hope. 

[ss002d6252]

This is them in 1901

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1901%2F0024633451

 

Craig

[Chris Godfrey]

I have literally just found that which pieces everything together. Thank you very much for finding that also though. Really appreciate it. So he is in fact my 1st cousin 4x removed