Info

SurnameHancocks
ForenameWilliam
RankCapt.
Army No
Battalion2/7th & 1/7th
Commissioned1914-09-21
Date Of WoundsNot set
Wounds
Died Killed1917-10-09
Death DetailsKilled in action, "Inch Houses" Wallemole, Belgium
Enlisted DateNot set
Enlisted Location
Date Of BirthNot set
Birth Place
ResidenceDroitwich, Worcestershire
DischargedNot set
Theatre Of WarFrance
Date Of Entry1917-08-30
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other InfoDied age 25. Killed by machine gun fire. Son of William and Edith Hancocks, of Church House, Severn-Stoke, Worcester. Native of Blakeshall, Wolverley, Worcestershire. The Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Panel 75 to 77.

Assignments

2/7th Worcestershire Regiment - Second Lieutenant
2/7th Worcestershire Regiment - Lieutenant
1/7th Worcestershire Regiment - Captain

Service Awards

The British War Medal
The Allied Victory Medal

Gallantry Awards & Honors

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Foreign Decorations & Awards

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Royal Flying Corps

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