Arthur Cockhill (c.1898-1918)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- COCKHILL, ARTHUR. Private. No 32332. 'A' Company 2/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Netherton. Son of Harry and Frances Cockhill, of Bank End, Netherton. Attended Netherton Wesleyan Sunday School. Employed by Messrs James Hopkinson and Company Limited, of Birkby. Enlisted August, 1917, and embarked for France in December, 1917. Killed in action, 9.4.1918. aged 19 years. Buried BIENVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY. Grave location:- Plot 9, Row B, Grave 3.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private ARTHUR COCKHILL
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Tuesday, April 9, 1918
- age: 19 years
- record ID: 265625
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #265625)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #874459)