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Shaftoe, J., Pte., 1915

Menin Gate Memorial

On the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, is the name of 1698 Private Joseph Shaftoe, serving with the 1st/7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, who died 28/04/1915.

Morpeth Herald 28/05/1915 carries a brief obituary:

Pte. Joseph Shaftoe, 7th N.F., of Morpeth, was killed in action in France on April 28. He was 30 years of age, and leaves a widow and four young children.

He is remembered as Joseph Shaftoe at Morpeth on M17.01 and M17.09, in the Battalion History and as James Shaftoe on M17.29


The CWGC entry for Private Shaftoe

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk

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