Horrocks, John –

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.

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: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

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*

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