Name

Joseph Boston.

Description

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate relating to Private Joseph Boston.

Life Story

Name: Joseph Boston.

Service Number: 11697.

Rank: Private.

Battalion: 6th Battalion.

Regiment: The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

Born: Liverpool, England.

Died: 9th August 1915.

Address: 22 Bromley Street, Belfast

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Joseph Boston, son of Samuel and Christina Boston, was connected to 22 Bromley Street, Shankill, Belfast

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The 1891 England Census has Joseph living at 47 Othello Street, Kirkdale, Liverpool, England with his mother, father, occupation, Furnace Stoker, three brothers, Edward, 11 years, Samuel, 9 years, James, 6 years, and sister Georgina, 4 years

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The 1901 Ireland Census has Joseph living at 182 Leopold Street, Shankill, Belfast, Ireland, with his mother, House Keeper, three sisters, Georgina, 14 years, Ellen, 8 years, Francess, 6 years, and brother Edward, 21 years

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The 1911 has Joseph living 35 Louis Street, Scotland Road, Liverpool, England with his mother, and two sisters, Ellen, 18 years, Hotel Kitchen Maid, Francess, 16 years, Labouring. Joseph, aged 21 years, occupation at this time as Dock Labourer.

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Pension Documents show Joseph with a wife, Ann Boston, and that as well as having a step child, Evelyn Bradley born 11th March 1909, they had two children, Joseph Boston born 22nd February 1914, and Leslie Kendall Boston born 6th March 1915 also.

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Joseph joined The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment..

He was posted as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the 15th June 1915.

Joseph was a Private in 6th Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment when he was Killed In Action on the 9th August 1915 aged 24 years.

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A local newspaper states

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Intimation has been received of the death in action of two brothers, Samuel and Joseph Boston. The first named, who was serving with the South Lancashire Regiment, was killed on July 15, while his brother, who belonged to the North Lancashire Regiment, had been missing at the Dardanelles since August 9 1915, and is now officially reported as having been killed on or about that date. They were sons of Mr Samuel Boston 22 Bromley Street, Belfast

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This article was replicated in the Belfast Weekly Telegraph, Northern Whig, Larne Times and Ballymena Weekly Telegraph

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Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Militia Attestation Papers, 1800-1915 show Joseph joined the Royal Irish Rifles Reserves on the 31st August 1907 having been removed from the Gordon Highlanders due to claims of Under Age in June 1907. His address at this time was 127 Tennent Street, Shankill Road, Belfast.

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A Pension Application Form shows an Annie Boston, Widow, as claimant. Her address is given as 20 Stoddart Rod, Liverpool at time of claiming.

Dependant Pension Application Forms show Ann as claimant for herself and three children, one of which is described as his Stepchild.

See brother also: 6095 Private Samuel Boston 2nd Battalion South Lancashire Regiment.

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Joseph received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1915 Star.

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He is Remembered at Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

To Remember Is To Honour

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