Sergeant Joseph Ross Waterfield
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Waterfield,
Joseph Ross
Place of birth: Newfoundland
Next of kin: Joseph and Jessie Waterfield;parents; Annie Waterfield; wife; 48 Freshwater Rd., St. John’s, Newfoun
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Tailor
Occupation (normalized): Tailor, Made-to-Measure Garments
Address:
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Date of death:
1917-10-09
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Beaumont-Hamel (Newfoundland) Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 789
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
Rank detail
Sergeant (British Army).
Survived war: no
Awards
Military Medal
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 722650
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Joseph and Jessie Waterfield; husband of Annie Waterfield, of 48, Freshwater Rd., St. John's, Newfoundland.
Military Medal
London Gazette, 18th June 1917.
For bravery in the field. At Monchy-le-Preux on April 14th 1917, when an attack
had failed and the enemy were advancing on the village, he displayed the
greatest of gallantry as one of a small party who were hastily collected to oppose the hostile advance. This party maintained itself in the face of overwhelming odds, inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and completely checked him on this part of the line.
Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Newfoundland Infantry Royal Newfoundland Regiment Military Medal ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-08-05