Every Name a Story
In Brown’s Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France is the Commonwealth War Grave of 32188 Private Joseph Wilson, serving with the 1st battalion Gloucestershire Regiment who died 18/04/1918.
The son of Ralph and Mary Ann Wilson, of 12, Windsor Terrace, Annfield Plain and the husband of Catherine Wilson, of 13, Jubilee Terrace, Annfield Plain, Co. Durham
Soldiers Died in the Great War states he was born in Annfield Plain and enlisted at West Stanley. He formerly served with the Royal Engineers with the service number 185639.
Joseph Wilson is remembered in Annfield Plain on A38.01 and A38.11