Joseph W Paget
Memorial: Kingswood Methodist Church
Regiment: Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Corporal 9008
Parents: John and Sarah Ann Paget
Marital status: Married
Home address: Burchell’s Green, Two Mile Hill Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Shoemaker
Date of birth: 1889
Place of birth: Mangotsfield, Bristol
Date of death: 02/09/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, Somme, France
Age: 27
Further information:
Joseph signed up as a reservist in 1906 and joined 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, at the outbreak of war. He was twice wounded in action and finally killed in action during the Somme offensive. This battle lasted 140 days from the 1st July 1916 and resulted in a minor territorial gain for the allies at a cost of 620,000 casualties. The cemetery where Joseph was buried was begun by a dressing station in August 1916 and used as a front-line cemetery.
Note – The spelling of his name with two t’s is incorrect on the CWGC website.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
Kingswood Heritage Museum