Horrocks, Richard –

Son of Richard and Helen Horrocks; husband of Margaret Horrocks, of 11, Paley Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire. Formerly of Lum Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a Carter for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Manchester. Formerly Pioneer 115080, 4th Labour Bn., Royal Engineers. Accidentally killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Horrocks
  • Forename: Richard
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 35
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 2nd, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 703rd Company.
  • Service number: 291563
  • Regiment: Labour Corps
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: London, Middlesex
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: I. F. 5.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/09/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 4g/6d* S10*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 21/09/1917

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