Son of John Redford Horrocks and Lydia Horrocks, of 98, Bradford Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mary Horrocks, of 286, The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand. Served in the South African Campaign and in India.
Horrocks, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Horrocks
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 42
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 23rd, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lieutenant (Quartermaster)
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: East Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of York's Own)
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.i.D.
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: I. E. 24.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/10/1915 19/11/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g* 10a*