WW1 Kingsbury Episcopi
This publication contains some background information on each of the men who were killed in the First World War. Their names are recorded on the War Memorials within the Civil Parish of Kingsbury Episcopi and it is this name that appears at the top of each man’s pages of information. There is also information about the men’s families. Four years of research by the Kingsbury Time Travellers, the local area History Group, have unearthed a wealth of photographs, documents, maps and memories. Through the Kingsbury Time Travellers’ Facebook page, we have been able to link up with people and families connected to these men, and so uncover more material.
This publication contains some background information on each of the men who were killed in the First World War. Their names are recorded on the War Memorials within the Civil Parish of Kingsbury Episcopi and it is this name that appears at the top of each man’s pages of information. There is also information about the men’s families. Four years of research by the
Kingsbury Time Travellers, the local area History Group, have unearthed a wealth of photographs, documents, maps and memories. Through the Kingsbury Time Travellers’ Facebook page, we have been able to link up with people and families connected to these men, and so uncover more material.
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THOMAS G. POCOCK<br />
40<br />
Rank and regiment<br />
2nd Lieutenant 4th Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool) Regiment<br />
Home Address<br />
No.12 on the Plaque<br />
The Manor Farm, now Manor House, K.E.<br />
Date of death 3 April 1915<br />
Age at death<br />
Circumstances of death<br />
26 years<br />
The 4th Battalion were on their way to relieve front-line soldiers<br />
in the Battle of Neuve Chappelle 10 - 13 March 1915. On 11<br />
March 1915, the Battalion were billeted at Richebourg St Vaaste,<br />
where they were shelled heavily by the Germans. This resulted in<br />
Thomas receiving serious wounds. He was taken behind the lines<br />
to a hospital at Rouen and died of his wounds on 3 April 1915.<br />
Where buried<br />
Date of birth & full<br />
name<br />
Occupation<br />
Parents<br />
Spouse and children<br />
Officers plot A I 12 St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France<br />
Sept. 9th 1888 Hong Kong. THOMAS GUY POCOCK<br />
Tutor<br />
Thomas Guy Pocock, a Master Mariner, was killed in Hong<br />
Kong by Chinese pirates on 8 December 1890. His mother was<br />
Susan Pocock (nee England) of K.E.. Her father Henry England<br />
was a farmer of 430 acres in K.E. employing 12 men and 9 boys.<br />
Susan died 6 August 1930.<br />
Thomas was unmarried<br />
Awards<br />
1915 star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
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