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Horace George Hockley

In memory of:

Corporal Horace George Hockley

November 8, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

505109

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

11th Bn.

Citation(s):

Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information


Born:

June 24, 1882
Theydon Bois, Essex, England

Enlistment:

December 13, 1915
North Vancouver, British Columbia

Spouse of Mrs. E.R. Hockley of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Corporal Hockley also served 18 months in the South African war.

Commemorated on Page 430 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XLIX. E. I.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Horace George Hockley– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Horace George Hockley– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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