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245251 Pte. Joseph Adkin British Army 6th Btn. Sherwood Foresters from:Staveley, Derbyshire (d.14th October 1915) Joseph Adkin and his brother Walter joined up on 22nd of December 1914, they were both sent to France in February 1915. They fought in many of the early battles. Walter died of wounds sustained in action on 1st of October 1915, Joseph received gun shot wounds to his back on 9th of August 1915, was treated at Rawlpindi Hospital and returned to unit on the 7th of October 1915 only to find out his brother had been killed 6 days earlier. Joseph himself would then be killed in action defending the Hohenzollern Redoubt a week later on the 14th of October, his body was never recovered. Walter is buried in Lijssenthoek military cemetery Belgium. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**