OSCROFT J.
Joseph Oscroft
Rifleman R/10480
6th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
Joseph Oscroft died on 18th October 1918, aged 33 years, and was buried in the ST. WILFRID CHURCHYARD EXTENSION. Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Notts
He was the son of Joseph and Sarah Ann Oscroft, of 21 Church Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Notts. His brother, William Arthur Oscroft, is also remembered on Kirkby's War Memorial.
From
‘Soldiers who died in the Great War 1914-19 –
King's Royal Rifle Corps’
OSCROFT
Joseph. Born Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Notts,
enlisted Mansfield (resides Kirkby-in-Ashfield). 2nd Bn.,
King's Royal Rifle Corps, Rifleman R/10480, died of wounds, at home, 18th
October 1918.
Research by Heather Faulkes
