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Pte. Harold Cocker
British Army 17th Btn. Kings (Liverpool) Regiment
from:Burnley
(d.22nd Mar 1918)
Harold Cocker died on 22nd March 1918, aged 26 and is buried in the Berlin South Western Cemetery in Germany. He was the husband of Mrs. L. G. Cocker, of 115 Cog Lane, Burnley.
Pte. Joseph Cocker
British Army 1/5th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Burnley, Lancashire
(d.19th May 1915)
Joseph Cocker was killed in action on the 19th May 1915 aged 31 and is buried 21 in the Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. He was the son of Thomas and Maria Cocker of 17 King's Terrace, Burnley, Lancs.
Pte. Frank Cockeram
British Army 2nd Btn. D Coy. South Staffordshire Regiment
(d.10th March 1915)
Frank Cockeram was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cockeram, of Tamworth; husband of Mrs. R. Cockeram, of S2 Married Quarters, Crownhill Huts, Plymouth.
Pte. Harry Cockerell
British Army 4th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment
from:Tonbridge, kent
Harry Cockerell was born on the 7th of June 1883, in Tonbridge, Kent. Like his father and grandfather before him, he worked as a Cricket Ball Maker. Harry was married to Edith, and they had 4 children aged 5 and under, when he signed up to serve in the 4th Royal West Kent Territorials TF/1687, a day after his 31st birthday on the 8th June 1914.
Harry's War records state that he was a private and his regiment embarked for India on 29th Oct 1914. He was transferred to 1/5 Buffs (East Kent Regiment 6076/242852) on 3rd Oct 1916, and served at Es Sinn and Basra. Harry was wounded in action on 24th Jan 1917, with a gun shot wound to his right tibia and invalided to India, he was later transferred to Edmonton Military Hospital, London, which was one of several hospitals in England given over to the care of wounded soldiers in WW1.
Harry survived his injuries and returned from service to a civilian life once more in Tonbridge. Harry and Edith went on to have two more sons. Harry died aged 64 on 6 Jan 1948, at 64 Barden Road, Tonbridge. Sadly, I didn't know my grandfather, as he had died before I was born. Apart from Harry's war records and a few family photos, all the suffering and hardships Harry and his family had to endure, would be lost forever.
Pte. Alfred Cockerill
British Army 4th Battalion Grenadier Guards
from:Commondale, Yorkshire
The Commondale Village WWI Commemoration booklet lists two Commondale men who went to London in 1914 and joined the 4th Bn Grenadier Guards. The information below is attributed to Franka and taken from this publication:
Alfred Cockrill 19205 died at Chalfont Colony, The National Society for the Employment of Epileptics, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire on the 20th August 1920 as a result of a gun shot wound to the head suffered while serving with the 4th Btn in July 1916.
His friend Robert Leggot 19208 joined the 4th Btn Grenadier Guards at the same time and was killed on 25 September 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
Pte. George William Cockerill
British Army 8th Battalion East Surrey Regiment
from:London
(d.23rd March 1918)
George Cockerill was my great grandfather. I was the first member of my family to visit his Memorial in Pozieres, and am currently researching all I can about him and his regiment.
Pte John "Jack" Cockerill
British Army 3rd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
from:Northampton
Jack Cockerill served with the 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment.
Pte. George Frederick Cockerline
British Army 10th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Hull
(d.9th May 1917)
Pte. Charles Cockett
British Army 24th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Hackney
Charles Cockett served with the 24th Btn. Royal Fusiliers.
2Lt. C F Cockfield
British Army 142nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Horsham, West Sussex
(d.27th August 1916)
Lt Cockfield was the father of my ex neighbour Lord Cockfield (who invented the Single Market in the EEC)
Lt. C. F. Cockfield
British Army
(d.Aug 1916)
Lt Cockfield was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme sometime in August 1916.
Pte. George Cockfield
British Army 1st Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment
from:15 Regent St., Shildon, Co Durham
(d.23rd Oct 1916)
I know very little about my great uncle, George Cockfield. He died on 23rd Oct 1916, I suspect during an attack on Spectrum Trench as part of the 1st Btn., King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, he was aged just 20.
Spr. James Cockfield
British Army 352nd Engineering and Mining Coy. Royal Engineers
from:New Shildon, Co. Durham
(d.21st February 1919)
Cpl. Thomas Cockhead
British Army 8th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Lambeth, London
(d.16th Aug 1917)
Thomas Cockhead was a distant cousin, he has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Pte. James Cockin
British Army 20th Btn. Manchester Regiment
(d.1st Jul 1916)
James Cockin was my granddad, and I know nothing about him, but would like to find what his life was like.
Pte. Thomas Cocking
British Army B Coy. 5th Btn. South Wales Borderers
(d.10th Nov 1916)
Pte. Thomas Cocking
British Army 2nd Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
from:Bradford
(d.8th July 1916)
My great uncle, Tom Cocking of 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment, died in the action of 8th of July 1916. His remains are one of seventeen soldiers from the action that have never been found. He is memorialised at the Thiepval monument. My family never spoke of him, and it was purely by accident that I learned of his sacrifice. After almost one hundred years I was the first member of his family to visit Thiepval and the area where Tom lost his life, and I dearly hope that one day his remains will be found and laid to rest. I am more than willing to provide a DNA sample to assist that search should I ever be required to do so.
Pte. Tom Cocking
British Army 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
from:Bradford
(d.16th July 1916)
Ldg.Sea. William Edward Cockings
Royal Navy Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division
from:Bethnal Green, London
My great-granddad - William Edward Cockings (1880-1959) from his service record, seems to have had an interesting time of it during his service in the Navy in WWI. Prior to the war he joined the Navy in December 1898, aged 18, and his record shows he served on a variety of ships, all with good or very good conduct and rose to the rank of leading seaman. Leaving the Navy in 1905 he became a police constable in the Metropolitan Police but kept his links to the Navy becoming part of the Royal Fleet Reserve to serve until 1910.
He re-enrolled for a further 5 years in 1910 and was called up for sea service at the outbreak of war in August 1914. He served for two weeks in August 1914 aboard HMS Cressy (which was torpedoed with great loss of life a month later) before joining Drake Battalion of the Royal Naval Division, which took him to Gallipoli until the battalion was withdrawn for sea service in 1916. He appears to have left the RND in April 1916 being transferred to land-based HMS Pembroke for a month.
His next ship was the brand new HMS Chester which he joined in early May 1916. Chester was involved in the Battle of Jutland 3 weeks later taking 17 150mm shell hits causing casualties of 29 men killed and 49 wounded; many of the wounded lost legs because the open backed gun-shields did not reach the deck and give adequate protection. Amongst the gun crew fatalities was 16 year old John Cornwell who received the Victoria Cross. Following repairs he served on HMS Chester until Jan 1919 as part of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron.
Following the war he returned to his police duties until retirement in 1933.
Lt. Clarence Tapscott Cockle
British Army 5th Battalion Suffolk Regiment
from:Merton, London
(d.10th September 1918)
Pte. Morris Cockle
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Bristol
(d.30th Nov 1917)
Pte. Jeremiah Cocklin
British Army 2/6th Btn. Notts & Derby
from:London
(d.30 June 1917)
Pte. Tom Cockram
British Army 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:33 Fleece Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Tom Cockram was my maternal grandfather, born on 12th of February 1887 in Garforth, near Leeds. He became a minor and he married Ada Riley in St. Peter's church in Bramley, Leeds, on 1st of May 1909. They had a total of nine children, but the first three (Ethel, Elsie and James William) had died before Tom enlisted in the 10th West Yorkshire Regiment on 6th of February 1915. A fourth child, Hilda, was born a few weeks before Tom landed in Boulogne with the 10th Battalion on 13th of July 1915, she died in 2004 at the age of 89. Tom served in France until 16th of March 1916 and was discharged from the army on 9th of January 1918 "being no longer physically fit for War Service". Tom and Ada had a further five children (Jim, Margaret, Nancy, May and Ken) between 1920 and 1930, but Margaret died at the age of 20 months. Tom died at the age of 44 in 1932 and Ada died in 1937 aged 48.
Pte. Arthur Septimus Cocks
British Army 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Islington, London
(d.26th Oct 1916)
Pte. Frederick Thomas Cocks
British Army 1st Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Lincolnshire
(d.11th Apr 1917)
Thomas Cocks died 11th Apr 1917. He is buried in Wancourt British Cemetery in France.
Gnr. Thomas Cocks
British Army B Bty. 76th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Islington, London
(d.3rd May 1917)
Gnr. George Cocksedge
British Army 177th Bde, C Bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:Conisbrough, England
(d.6th Aug 1917)
George Cocksedge was the fourth child of Jonathan and Annie Cocksedge of Conisbrough near Doncaster in Yorkshire England. Before he joined the army he worked in the coal mines with the pit ponies. His father Jonathan and older brother John Edward also fought in WW1, both returned home.
George was killed in action on 6th of August 1917 aged just 20, he had his birthday a month before. He is buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery.We only know when he was killed, but do not know exactly where.
Pte. Frank Cockshott
British Army 18th (2nd Bradford) Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
(d.30th Jul 1916)
Pte. Reginald Darke Cockwill
British Army 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment
from:Totnes, Devon
(d.26th March 1918)
Reginald Cockwill was born in 1888 in Plymouth, Devon, to John Darke Cockwill and Sarah. He was the youngest brother of my great grandfather, Harry Darke Cockwill. Reginald was his closest friend, as well as Harry's brother. Reginald signed up to join the Army on May 18th 1915. He served in France. He wrote regularly to his family, especially Harry. Harry missed him and always kept Reg's last pencil-written letter dated Sunday 18th February 1918, in his wallet.
In 1918, Reg's officer wrote to a local newspaper to tell his wife of his bravery. This newspaper clipping was also kept alongside the letter in wallet by Harry. It reads.
Lieut. K Gatey, writing to the widow of Pte. Reginald Cocktail at Totnes, says: “Your husband was acting as my orderly during the action of the 25th March, and came with me when I went to get in touch with he troops on my left. He was hit in the groin by a machine gun bullet. After the first shock, he did not seem in very much pain and he was taken down in a stretcher as soon as possible after a field dressing had been applied, to No 47 Casualty Clearing Station, and as it had to be evacuated on the 26th, I presume he was buried in the Military Cemetery which I am sorry to say is now in enemy hands. I was badly wounded myself on the evening of the 26th or I should have communicated with you before giving you these particulars which I have just received.Your husband was for over three months invaluable to me as batman, and was in every way an excellent soldier. On the day previous and the day he was wounded he showed the greatest of bravery and coolness under fire, and he will be a great loss to the Devon Regiment. Allow me to express my deepest sympathy to you and his family.”
Reg is buried in France and remembered with honour at the Rosieres British Cemetery. He was awarded the Victory medal, British medal and 1915 Star. (Pip, Squeak and Wilfred!).
L/Cpl. Thomas Codd
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Wexford
Thomas Codd was wounded at Mons on 25th August 1914, by a gunshot to his left knee. Amputation of his left leg above the knee was carried out while he was a POW.
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