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Son of Alfred M. Cocks and Mary (his wife), of Winona, Ontario. Held commission in 77th (Wentworth) Bn. but reverted to join active force.
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Sgt. Hugh John Cocks
Born Feb 8 1894
Killed in action WW I Jan 17, 1917
Original photo and Swagger Stick has been donated to The Hamilton Military Museum, Hamilton, Ont, Nov 11 2005
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Hugh John Cocks, Feb 8 1894-Jan 17 1917. Photo from a post card. Written on the back- "Taken in France about Dec. 1916"
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Saltfleet Township War Memorial (1922), Highway 8, Stoney Creek,
Ontario.
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Detail of names listed on the Saltfleet Township War Memorial.
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Laurel (Cocks) McAllister at Maroc British Cemetery France August 1999.
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Laurel with Uncle Hugh's grave marker, August 1999.
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Beautiful display honouring Sgt. Hugh John Cocks at Hamilton Military Museum, 610 York Blvd., Hamilton, Ontario. His original cross in housed in the showcase, and a nearby display case (to the right in this photo) displays personal information and photographs of Sgt. Cocks.
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
A view of the museum's showcase honouring Sgt. Hugh John Cocks.
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Biographical information for Sgt. Hugh John Cocks.
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Photograph of Sgt. Hugh John Cocks' original cross. This would have been replaced by an official Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker in the 1920s.
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Detail of inscriptions on Sgt. Hugh John Cocks' original cross.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Detail of inscriptions on Sgt. Hugh John Cocks' original cross.
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Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Memorial cross (silver cross) awarded to the family of Hugh John Cocks after he was killed in action in WWI. It is taken in front of the glass from the memorial window installed in the family home in Winona.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 505 of 1384.
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Sgt. Hugh John Cocks Born Feb 8 1894 Killed in action WW I Jan 17, 1917 Original photo and Swagger Stick has been donated to The Hamilton Military Museum, Hamilton, Ont, Nov 11 2005
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Hugh John Cocks, Feb 8 1894-Jan 17 1917. Photo from a post card. Written on the back- "Taken in France about Dec. 1916"
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Saltfleet Township War Memorial (1922), Highway 8, Stoney Creek, Ontario.
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Detail of names listed on the Saltfleet Township War Memorial.
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Laurel (Cocks) McAllister at Maroc British Cemetery France August 1999.
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Laurel with Uncle Hugh's grave marker, August 1999.
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Beautiful display honouring Sgt. Hugh John Cocks at Hamilton Military Museum, 610 York Blvd., Hamilton, Ontario. His original cross in housed in the showcase, and a nearby display case (to the right in this photo) displays personal information and photographs of Sgt. Cocks.
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A view of the museum's showcase honouring Sgt. Hugh John Cocks.
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Biographical information for Sgt. Hugh John Cocks.
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Photograph of Sgt. Hugh John Cocks' original cross. This would have been replaced by an official Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker in the 1920s.
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Detail of inscriptions on Sgt. Hugh John Cocks' original cross.
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Detail of inscriptions on Sgt. Hugh John Cocks' original cross.
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Memorial cross (silver cross) awarded to the family of Hugh John Cocks after he was killed in action in WWI. It is taken in front of the glass from the memorial window installed in the family home in Winona.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 505 of 1384.
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Commemorated on:
Page 218 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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MAROC BRITISH CEMETERY Nord, France
Maroc is a cemetery located in the village of Grenay which is about 15 kilometres south-east of Bethune. From Lens take the N43 towards Bethune. After Loos-en-Gohelle turn left (after the petrol station) and follow straight on. The MAROC BRITISH CEMETERY is a few kilometres on the right side of the road, in the village.
The Cemetery was begun by French troops in August, 1915, but it was first used as a British Cemetery by the 47th (London) Division in January, 1916. During the greater part of the War it was a front-line cemetery, protected from enemy observation by a slight rise in the ground, and used by fighting units and Field Ambulances. Plot II was begun in April, 1917, by the 46th (North Midland) Division. By the middle of October, 1918, Plot III, Row A and part of Row B, had been filled; and the remainder of Plot III and the ends of certain rows in Plot I contain the remains of soldiers buried on the battlefields, or in small cemeteries, North and East of Grenay, and brought in after the Armistice. The 8th Canadian Battalion erected a wooden memorial in the cemetery to their officers and men who fell in the Battle of Hill 70 (East of Loos) on the 15th August, 1917.
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