Basic Details
Surname
Stocker
Forenames
William John
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
959
Notes
The Roll lists his address as Westwood Farm, Westwood.

(CWGC records that Lance Corporal William John Stocker, regimental number 959, died aged 31 on 27/9/1915 serving in 12th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, and is commemorated on Loos Memorial in France. They record him as the son of James and Emma Stocker of 1 Blunts Lane, Whittlesey, Peterborough. Soldiers Died in the Great War records William as a native of St Ives who was living in Peterborough when he enlisted. The birth of William Stocker was registered in St Ives District on 1884. On the 1901 census he was living with his parents James and Emma at Beven's Farm, Longthorpe, Peterborough. On the 1911 census William was lodging in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, working for the Great Northern Railway Company; his parents were living on Westwood Farm, Longthorpe, Peterborough).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Fusiliers
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
12th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Cpl
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Loos
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1915
Month of death
September
Day of death
27
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
WESTWOOD FARM WESTWOOD
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial