Joseph Greenhalgh

  General Notes:

Trade Joiner

Private 353008 2nd/9th Battalion Manchester regiment

Joseph Greenhalgh died in combat on the 9th Oct 1917. This was the day that the battle for poelcapelle, was fought. The 2/9th was all but wiped out during this battle.
In February 1918, what was left of the battalion amalgamated with the 1/9th Battalion to form the 9th Battalion.
2/9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, Territorial 2nd Line, Ashton
The regiment was attached to the 198th Brigade, which was part of the 66th Division. Below is a the full detail list of all of the brigades in this division.
197th Brigade: 3/5th Lancs Fus.; 2/6th Lancs Fus.; 2/7th Lancs Fus.; 2/8th Lancs Fus.
198th Brigade: 2/4th E.Lancs.; 2/5th E.Lancs.; 2/9th Manchester.; 2/10th Manchester
199th Brigade: 2/5th Manchester.; 2/6th Manchester.; 2/7th Manchester.; 2/8th Manchester.
Pioneers: 10/DCLI
Battalion Battle Honours France
Ypres, 1917 Poelcapelle
Somme, 1918 (1st Battle) Rosieres Hindenburg Line
Cambrai, 1918

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Death. A casualty of the Great War

Joseph married Charlotte Edge, daughter of Edwin Edge and Mary Elizabeth COPE, Jun Q 1903 in Oldham, Lancashire. (Charlotte Edge was born Dec Q 1880 in Oldham Lancashire and was christened in Chadderton, Lancs.)