NOTE:- Also known locally as Samuel Jopson. Son of the late John Horrocks and the late Emma Horrocks (nee Hoyle); adopted son of Philip and Sarah Jane Jopson, of 20, Bolton Street, Bury, Lancashire; brother of George H Horrocks, of 108, Clarence Street, Bolton, Lancashire. A sister, Zilpha, resided at 10, Percy Street, Bolton, Lancashire.
Horrocks (Jopson), Samuel –
Personal details
- Surname: Horrocks (Jopson)
- Forename: Samuel
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bury, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 32
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 6th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/5th (Bury) (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 2185
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Queen's Park) Gallipoli Memorial
- CWGC Memorial: Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
- CWGC reference: Panel 58 to 72 or 218 to 219.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 30/06/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f* 7o* S15*