BORN HULL 1891. SON OF ARTHUR & LOUISA POCKLINGTON. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE LIVED IN SAXIBY MILLS, LINCS. AN ASSISTANT IN MILL. HE ENLISTED IN LINCOLN. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 4432, 2/5TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMEN. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 15/02/1917, AGED 26. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
