Joel Halliwell

Lance-Corporal, 11th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers

Register No.: 513 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
Rank: Lance-Corporal (register: Lance Corporal) all Lance-Corporals →
Unit: 11th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers all Lancashire Fusiliers VCs →
Date of action: 27 May 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
Conflict / campaign: First World War
London Gazette: 25th July, 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
Born: 29th December, 1873 at Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire
Died: 14th June 1956 at Manchester, Lancashire
Memorial / grave: not known

Digest of citation

On 27th May 1918 at Mustcourt, France, when the remnants of the battalion were withdrawing and being closely engaged by the enemy, Lance-Corporal Halliwell, having captured a stray horse, rode out under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire and rescued a man from No-Man's-Land. He repeated this performance several times and succeeded in rescuing an officer and nine other ranks. He made a last effort to reach a wounded man but was driven back by the very close advance of the enemy

From Alf Askin's research notes

Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.

HALLIWELL, Joel. (reg No. 513).

Lance-Corporal. 11th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers.

Gazetted on 25th July, 1918.

Born on 29th December, 1873 at Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire.

Died on 14th June 1956 at Manchester, Lancashire.

Memorial not known.

Digest of Citation reads: On 27th May 1918 at Mustcourt, France, when the remnants of the battalion were withdrawing and being closely engaged by the enemy, Lance-Corporal Halliwell, having captured a stray horse, rode out under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire and rescued a man from No-Man's-Land. He repeated this performance several times and succeeded in rescuing an officer and nine other ranks. He made a last effort to reach a wounded man but was driven back by the very close advance of the enemy.

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