Info

SurnameMaskall
ForenameJoseph
RankPrivate
Army No43561
Battalion10th
CommissionedNot set
Date Of WoundsNot set
Wounds
Died Killed1918-05-28
Death DetailsF. & F.
Enlisted DateNot set
Enlisted Location
Date Of BirthNot set
Birth PlaceSt. Pancras, London
Residence78 Cromer Street, Grays Inn Road, London
DischargedNot set
Theatre Of WarFrance
Date Of EntryNot set
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other InfoKilled in action on the 28th May 1918 (age 20) during the Battle of the Aisne. Enlisted in the Devonshire Regiment (army number 68989) prior to his transferred to the Worcesters. Joseph was born in 1896 in St Pancras, London, the Son of Charles Edgar Maskall and Rosetta Maskall (nee Brown) of 78 Cromer Street, Grays Inn Road, London. He was one of eight children, the second eldest. At the age of 14 he was an errand boy. Joseph's name appears on the Soissons Memorial in France and on the war memorial on the Holy Trinity Church very near his home in Cromer street. A request was made by the Military Authority to dispose of his medals on the 3rd March 1922.

Assignments

Devonshire Regiment 68989 Private
10th Worcestershire Regiment 43561 Private

Service Awards

The British War Medal
The Allied Victory Medal

Gallantry Awards & Honors

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Foreign Decorations & Awards

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Royal Flying Corps

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