Son of John and Mary Horrocks, of 45, Princess Street, Bury, Lancashire; husband of Elizabeth Ellen (Nellie) Horrocks (nee Hodkinson), of 19, Lorne Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1915.
Horrocks, Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Horrocks
- Forename: Joseph
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 29
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 13th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Bombardier
- Unit: 179th Siege Battery.
- Service number: 63111
- 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: Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: V. M. 12.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/11/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 25/05/1917 06/07/1917 28/12/1917 30/08/1918 27/12/1918