COCKER John William

  • First Name(s):
    John 
    William 
  • Surname:
    COCKER
  • Service Number:
    36242
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Durham Light Infantry
  • Battalion:
    15th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    27th May 1918
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Soissons Memorial, France., Panel 28
  • Place of Birth:
    Otley, Yorkshire, enlisted Darlington
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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COCKER John William Is Named On These Memorials

Stourbridge War Memorial

Further Information About COCKER John William

John Cocker lived in Stourbridge and was called up and sent to the Durham Light Infantry. He joined the 15th Battalion in the 21st Division.  In March and April 1918 this Division had suffered heavily during the German Spring Offensives and was sent to recover on a quiet sector of the French front on the river Aisne.  In May the German forces switched to this area for their final offensive and the British troops had to undergo another huge attack. The German attack was eventually halted but the Durhams suffered heavily again.  Private John Cocker was killed at the start of the assault on the 27th May 1918.

John William Cocker has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on the Durham Light Infantry Panel on Soissons Memorial.

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Credits: Researched by The Black Country Society.