WW1 Casualty: Private 112819 Joseph Tyrer - Private 112819 Joseph Tyrer
Picture kindly supplied by Lyn Goodkin
| Unit/Regiment |
12th Bn., Tank Corps |
| Date of Death |
08/10/1918 |
Age at Death |
24 |
Burial/Memorial
& Reference |
Marcoing British Cemetery
II B 26 |
| Census Details |
1911 Census -
The Tyrer family lived at Stoney Lane Farm in Rainhill. Widowed Esther, 59, lived with her 3 daughters and 5 sons, the youngest child being 17 year old Joseph who was employed as an Auctioneer's Clerk. |
| SDGW - Where Born |
Rainhill |
| Enlisted |
Preston, Lancs |
| How Died |
Killed In Action |
Theatre of War |
France & Flanders |
| Notes |
Formerly 01692 Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Prescot Grammar School, 1904 – |
| Research Ref. No. |
P279 |
Service Details
Two images of Joseph Tyrer, kindly provided by his grand-daughter
I am indebted to Mary Jones, grand-daughter of Joseph Tyrer, for the pictures and much of the following information.
Joseph was born on the 2nd January, 1893/94, the youngest of 8 children (3 girls, 5 boys) to John and Esther Tyrer, of Stoney Lane Farm, Rainhill. His father died on March 24th,1904, aged 54, but his mother and all his siblings survived the war.
Joseph was educated at Prescot Grammar School and is commemorated on the Grammar School Roll of Honour
When National Registration took place in 1915 as a precursor to the 1916 Military Service Act, Joseph was listed as an Auctioneer's clerk. He was employed by F.W.Halsall, of 3, Stanley Crescent, Prescot.
By 1916, Joseph was in Preston, and a letter from there to his mother, dated 8/6/16, refers to 'packing the wagons for going'. He was at that point in the Army Veterinary Corps.
Later he became a gunner (no. 231218) in the Royal Garrison Artillery, and on 14/6/1917 was with A Battery, No. 1 Reserve Brigade at South Camp, Ripon. The picture at the top of this page shows him in RGA uniform.
On June 20th,1917, he married Annie Taylor of Prescot. They had one son, Joseph, born 14th April, 1918.
At some point Joseph transferred to the Tank Corps (Pte, No.112819, B Company, no.7 section, 12th Battalion, Tank Corps). He was killed in action on 8th October, 1918 at Crevecour, south east of Cambrai. A note on some returned mail for him says "next of kin notified, 24/10/18 " - but they knew of his death before that, as, in his letter of condolence to his wife Annie, Joseph's employer Mr. Halsall says that he had heard of the death from her father, Alfred Taylor, that morning (18th October 1918)
He was originally buried close to where he fell, and was exhumed and reburied in August 1920
He now rests at Marcoing British Cemetery, Nord, France, Plot II, Row B, Grave 26, and is also recorded on a gravestone in St. Ann's Churchyard, Rainhill.
A picture from the Prescot Reporter, courtesy of Ste M.
His medal entitlement was to the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Joseph Tyrer's Medal Index Card
Joseph's grave at Marcoing. Courtesy of Ste M and the St Helens Rolls of Honour
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