St Stephens by Saltash War Memorial

BROCK, William Henry

William Henry BROCK was the eldest son of William Henry & Mary Jane BROCK. He was born at Lensweth, Boscastle, Cornwall, in 1881, his birth being registered in the September Q of that year at Camelford.
 
1891 census aged 10 living with parents & siblings at Ringford, Higher Beeny, St Juliot, Cornwall.
 
1901 census: Not Found
 
1911 census aged 29, single, living with parents at Elm Gate, St Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall, Occupation General Labourer.
 
WW1 Army Record:
Name: BROCK William Henry.
Regiment: Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Battalion etc: 10th Battalion.
Rank: Private
Service number: 25465
Enlisted: Saltash, Cornwall
Date Died: 31st July 1916 – Age 35
How Died: Killed in action
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Cemetery: A.I.F. Burial Ground, Flers, France
Grave/Memorial Reference: XV. C. 34.
 
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