The Bowes Museum Dent Joseph

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Name:

Joseph Dent

Casualty No.:

Initials:

Service No.:

20151

Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:

Darlington

Age at Death:

Ranks:

Lance Corporal

Unit:

15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry

Teesdale Township:

Barnard Castle

Place Enlisted:

Barnard Castle

Home Address:

Civilian Employment:

Cafe Proprietor

Cause of Death:

Killed in action by shell fire

Date of Death:

23-January-1916

Place of Death:

Battles & Campaigns:

Locally Commemorated:

Barnard Castle St Mary's Church, Bowes Museum Obelisk

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Buried:

Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres

Decoration and Medals:

Service :

Army

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Teesdale Mercury-16/02/1916: News item: The late Lance Corporal Dent

Family Details:

Son of John and Elizabeth Dent of Darlington and married to Rebecca Dent.

Notes:

Prior to the war Joseph had been the proprietor of the Novak Cafe in Galgate.

Teesdale Mercury 09.02.1916 - Page 5: Column 6

Death of Lance Corporal Joseph Dent, 17th DLI (Durham Light Infantry), killed in action in France. Aged 30 from Barnard Castle.

Teesdale Mercury 09.02.1916 - Page 8: Column 6

Life in the Trenches - letter from Lance Corporal Dent, from Bowes Museum.

Teesdale Mercury-09/02/1916: News item: The Local Stricken Brave

Teesdale Mercury-09/02/1916: Roll of Honour Notice

Images:

Sources:

First Name: St Mary's Data; Private Individual ; Last Name: St Mary's Data; Private Individual ; Service: St Mary's Data; Ranks: St Mary's Data; Service Number: St Mary's Data; Unit: St Mary's Data; Place Enlisted: Private Individual; Date of Birth: St Mary's Data; Place of Birth: St Mary's Data; Civilian Employment: St Mary's Data; Cause of Death: St Mary's Data; Date of Death: St Mary's Data; Date of Death Day: www.cwgc.org; Private Individual; Date of Death Month: www.cwgc.org; Private Individual; Date of Death Year: www.cwgc.org; Private Individual; Age at Death: Teesdale Mercury 09.02.1916 - Page 5: Column 6; Notes: Teesdale Mercury 09.02.1916 - Page 5: Column 6; Buried: St Mary's Data; Local Memorials: www.newmp.org.uk; Teesdale Townships: Teesdale Poor Law Union 1914;