Of 6, Penarth Road, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Wounded by shrapnel 18/08/1916. Died from wounds at London. Brother Ernie serving in the Postal Section of the Royal Engineers in France.
Horrocks, Sidney –
Personal details
- Surname: Horrocks
- Forename: Sidney
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 7th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: Not known
- Service number: 53404
- Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
- Enlistment date: January 15th, 1915 - 1915-01-15
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Mary the Virgin (Deane) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Westhoughton Congregational Chapelyard, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 16
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/01/1915 13/10/1916 13/10/1916 29/12/1916 11/10/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 5g 6d* S21 6h