Horrocks, Samuel –

Son of Samuel Horrocks; husband of Maggie Jane Horrocks (nee Edgerley), of “The Lilacs”, 92, Church Road, Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire. Chartered Accountant. Formerly Private 5012, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Wounded by shrapnel in the neck August 1916.

Personal details

  • Surname: Horrocks
  • Forename: Samuel
  • 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: June 17th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 243125
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: December 7th, 1915 - 1915-12-07
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: IV. B. 3.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/06/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d* S13*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 06/07/1917

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