BORN HULL 1882. SON OF ALBERT COCKERILL (1842-1922) & EMILY COCKERILL (1842-1914). ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN OF 81 LIME STREET, HULL. THE FAMILY ALSO LIVED AT 74 LIME STREET, HULL. SON OF A LABOURER. HE WORKED AS A COALMAN FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 240035, 5TH YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. CAPTURED AND DIED AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY, ON 05/10/1918, AGED 35.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 25/06/1918, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH *, ON 26/06/1918, AND 30/04/1919. HIS NAME WAS ALSO RECORDED ON THE ST MARKS STREET MEMORIAL.
First name:
JOSEPH
Military Number:
240035
Rank:
Private
Date Died
05/10/1918
Place died:
Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany
Age:
35
