11517. Private Frederick Albert Hockin

1st. Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Born 1896 in Hatherleigh, Devon. Enlisted in Exeter, Devon. “Accidentally Killed at Maricourt” on Monday 18th. October 1915, aged 19. Originally buried in Maricourt Military Cemetery, Plot 1, Row K, Grave 1. Re-interred in Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (originally called the New French Military Cemetery), Somme, France, Plot II, Row E, Grave 24. Son of James and Priscilla A. Hockin of “Lashbrooks”, South Street, Hatherleigh, Devon. 

Frederick’s Medal Roll Index Card notes:

Killed 18/10/15

Theatre of War first served in  (1) France.

Date of entry therein  11/1/15

No. 5 Area, I.W.G.C.

Serial No. CG/20.

25/2/25.

CERISY-GAILLY 2-20E

CONCENTRATION OF GRAVES (Exhumation and Reburials).

Authority:- W.G.R.1.  No. 342  d/d.  21/5/24.

Name of Cemetery of Reburial  CERISY GAILLY MILITARY CEMETERY. 62d.  Q.2.  d.5.3.

Map Reference where body found  MARICOURT MIL. CEM. 62c.  A.22.  b.0.5.  Plot 1, Row “K”, Grave 1.

Regimental particulars  11517 HOCKIN Pte. F.,  1/Devons. c  18/10/15.

Means of Identification  Cross & Khaki

Were any effects forwarded to Base?  No.  “FF” (Coffin used for burial)

Frederick is also Commemorated on The Hatherleigh War Memorial, together with 26 other Parishioners who also Fell during The Great War.

TO THE

HONOURED MEMORY OF THE

BRAVE MEN OF THE PARISH WHO

LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE

GREAT WAR,

1914-1918.

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN

THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS

LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.

Barry Jenkins