Corporal John James Hancox
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Hancox,
John James
Date of birth: 1893-03-02
Place of birth: Walsall Staffordshire England
Next of kin: Louise Hancox, sister. Tiddington Road, Stratford upon Avon, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Gear Cutter
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 123521
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(73rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Corporal, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-09-20 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1568856
LAC ID:
443858
Service file: B4006-S016
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Charles Hancox and Rose Hannah Hancox of Poseymans Cottage, Hallow, Worcester, England.
Previous service: 2 years - Territorials
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 70th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-30