Horrocks, John –

Of 10, Hurst Street, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1915. Posted missing and subsequently confirmed via the Geneva Red Cross to have died of head wounds.

Personal details

  • Surname: Horrocks
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: March 24th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 26th (Bankers) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 19715
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: Queant German Cemetery Memorial. 31.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/11/1915 19/07/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6c*

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