Son of Samuel and Annie Horrocks, of Bolton, Lancashire.
Horrocks, Samuel –
Personal details
- Surname: Horrocks
- Forename: Samuel
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 17
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 8th, 1940
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Boy Telegraphist
- Unit: HMS Glorious.
- Service number: D/JX 158182
- Regiment: Royal Navy
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW2
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bradshaw
- St. Maxentius
- WWII Memorial
- CWGC Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, UK
- CWGC reference: Panel 39, Column 3.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/06/1940 31/10/1941
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 3b* 1e