Joseph Mather
Joseph was born in June 1897 in
Bolton.
1
Birth Notes
Aged 3 in 1901, born Bolton
MATHER, JOSEPH BYRNE
GRO Reference: 1897 J Quarter in BOLTON
Volume 08C Page 443
When Joseph joined the army in Nov 1913, he said he was 18y 7mo, but actualky 17.
Joseph's father was
John Mather and his mother was
Catherine Byrne. His paternal grandparents were
Joseph Mather and
Mary Harvey (Douglas). He had two brothers and two sisters, named
William,
John,
Sarah and
Elizabeth. He was the youngest of the five children. He died as a war casualty at the age of 21 in April 1919 in
France.
2
Death Notes
5 Nov 1914, Joseph Mather (18y 7mo) of 22 John Brown Street, son of John Mather joined the Batt Home Service, Loyal North Lancs, of the British Army as a Private. Regiment Number 241405. He was 5'5" NOK was Cathrine Mather of 232 Oxford Grove, Bolton
9 Fen 1917, Joseph was sent to France.
6 Oct 1918, Corporal Joseph Mather was missing, and later reported Killed in Action