Basic Details
Surname
Cockroft
Forenames
Willie
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was a partner in Job Cockroft stone merchants before he enlisted in March 1916. Wounded and captured on 3rd May 1917 at Bullecourt, he died in a German hospital. He is also commemorated on IWM 2860.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Mons
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
June
Day of death
27
Age at death
31
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on this memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds