BORN HULL 1887. LIVED IN SUTTON. SON OF CAPTAIN, T E COCKER, OF 5 CONNAUGHT PLACE, HYDE PARK, LONDON. A SERGEANT IN THE SHANGHAI VOLUNTARY CORP. . PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT IN THE ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY AND ACTING CAPTAIN, OF THE 'A' BATTERY, 153RD ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. AWARDED THE BELGIUM CROIX DE GUERRE FOR GALLANTRY. HE WAS ATTACHED TO ' […]
19 Herberts Terrace, Westbourne Street, Hull, UK
Died on
06/11/1918
Aged
23
Born Bridlington, 1895. Son of William Donkin (1872-1895) and Jane Webb (1875-1919). Stepfather Mr. James Simpkin and the late Mrs. Jane Simpkin, of 19 Herberts Terrace, Westbourne Street, Hull. Son of a night soil labourer. His father died when he was about 1 year old. He was brought up by his step-father James Simpkin and his mother […]
