HOCKLEY FAMILY HISTORY

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J. S. H. Hockley
Serjeant
24171
ALIAS
Died on Unknown.
Additional Information: See "CHEESEMAN," the true Family name.
Cemetery: GUILDFORD (STOKE) OLD CEMETERY, Surrey, United Kingdom

J. S. H. Cheeseman
Serjeant
24171
1st Bn., East Surrey Regiment
Died on Sunday, 11th August 1918.
Cemetery: GUILDFORD (STOKE) OLD CEMETERY, Surrey, United Kingdom

J. W. Hockley
Private
1898
4th Bn., London Regt (Royal Fusiliers)
Died on Sunday, 16th January 1916.
Cemetery: MAROC BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France

James Hockley
Able Seaman
C/JX 396201
H.M.S. Sunflower, Royal Navy
Died on Monday, 10th January 1944. Age 19.
Son of Alfred and Mary Anne Hockley, of Waltham Abbey, Essex. C. of
Cemetery: LONDONDERRY CITY CEMETERY, County Londonderry, United Kingdom

James Edward Hockley
Private
NX27549
A.I.F. 2/19 Bn., Australian Infantry
Died on Wednesday, 7th July 1943. Age 31.
Son of Ephraim William and Minnie Elizabeth Hockley, of Chullora, New South Wales, Australia.
Cemetery: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand

Jesse Hockley
Private
25093
2nd/5th Bn., Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.)
Died on Monday, 26th November 1917. Age 32.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hockley, of Thornton Heath; husband of Mabel Mary Cornish (formerly Hockley), of 135, Ecclesbourne Rd., Thornton Heath, Surrey.
Memorial: CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France

John Henry Hockley
Private
203031
1st/5th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died on Friday, 9th February 1917. Age 25.
Son of Henry Levi Hockley and Letitia Hockley, of North Lodge, Leek-Wootton, Warwick.
Cemetery: BRAY MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France

John Herbert Hockley
Lance Corporal
216
1st Bn., Royal Newfoundland Regt
Died on Saturday, 1st July 1916. Age 38.
Son of William and Jane Hockley, of 13, Richmond Rd., Olton, Warwickshire, England. Born at Birmingham, England.
Cemetery: ANCRE BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL, Somme, France

BOOKS OF REMEMBRANCE
Inscribed on page 57 from the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance is the name of Lance Corporal John Herbert Hockley, Royal Newfoundland Regiment.

John Robert Hockley
Private
1498
8th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment
Died on Monday, 3rd July 1916. Age 19.
Son of J. T. and Elizabeth Hockley, of 67, Edward St., Grimsby.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Grave or Reference Panel Number: Pier and Face 1 C
Location: The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929). Each year a major ceremony is held at the memorial on 1 July.

Hockley entry from the memorial book at the Thiepval Memorial



Photograph by Ray Hockley [email protected]

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL (Photographs and History)

John Thomas Hockley
Sapper
1879582
Royal Engineers
Died on Saturday, 20th March 1943. Age 29.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hockley, of Gillingham.
Cemetery: GILLINGHAM (WOODLANDS) CEMETERY, Kent, United Kingdom

PHOTO OF HEADSTONE  Photo courtesy of Barry Miles

John Wood Hockley
Steward
X/41056
H.M.C.S. Ottawa, Royal Canadian Navy

Born: February 16, 1892 in Northfleet, Kent, England
Died on Sunday, 13th September 1942. Age 50.
Son of George and Emma Hockley; husband of Katherine A. Hockley, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.
Memorial: HALIFAX MEMORIAL, Nova Scotia, Canada

BOOKS OF REMEMBRANCE
Inscribed on page 82 from the Second World War Book of Remembrance (1942) is the name of Stwd. John Wood Hockley, RCN.

Joseph Hockley
Private
27117
5th Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died on Friday, 30th November 1917.
Memorial: CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France

Joseph Hockley
Rifleman
B/1227
9th Bn., Rifle Brigade
Died on Saturday, 25th September 1915. Age 22.
Son of Emma Hockley, of 1, Church Cottages, Alresford, Hants, and the late Frederick Hockley.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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L. Hockley
Private
7656
North Western Railway, Machine Gun Sect., Indian Army
Died on Tuesday, 19th September 1916.
Cemetery: MOMBASA (MBARAKI) CEMETERY, Kenya

Leonard Charles Hockley
Serjeant
B/767
8th Bn., Rifle Brigade
Died on Thursday, 27th July 1916. Age 20.
Additional Information: Youngest son of Henry and Elizabeth Hockley, of Harmondsworth, Middlesex.
Cemetery: CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ, Pas de Calais, France

Leslie William Hockley
Able Seaman
P/JX 380327
H.M.S. Polyanthus, Royal Navy
Died on Monday, 20th September 1943.
Son of F. G. and Millicent Ada Hockley, of Tilbury, Essex.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Lewis Tom Hockley

NATIONAL ARCHIVES of CANADA
Soldiers of the First World War – Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regimental Number: 339579
Reference: RG 150, Acc. 1992-93/166, Box 4404 – 21
Personal records available from the National Archives   Attestation Paper - Front     Attestation Paper - Back

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Mary Elizabeth Hockley
Civilian
Died on Thursday, 17th April 1941. Age 27.
Additional Information: of 201 Newport Dwellings, Newport Place. Daughter of Mrs. Stainer, of 50 Brook-Hill Crescent, Brockley; wife of Arthur Hockley. at 201 Newport Dwellings.
Memorial: CITY OF WESTMINSTER, Section of the Civilian War Dead Register

Hockley Family History