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Military service
Service number:
57163
Age:
22
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
20th Bn.
Enlistment:
Dundas, Ontario
Death:
January 17, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. M. 18.
Additional information
Son of Alfred M. Cocks and Mary (his wife), of Winona, Ontario. Held commission in 77th (Wentworth) Bn. but reverted to join active force.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
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Photo of Hugh John Cocks
Sgt. Hugh John Cocks Born Feb 8 1894 Killed in action WW I Jan 17, 1917 Original photo and Swagger Stick has been donated to The Hamilton Military Museum, Hamilton, Ont, Nov 11 2005 -
Photo of Hugh John Cocks
Hugh John Cocks, Feb 8 1894-Jan 17 1917. Photo from a post card. Written on the back- "Taken in France about Dec. 1916" -
War Memorial
Saltfleet Township War Memorial (1922), Highway 8, Stoney Creek, Ontario. -
Inscriptions
Detail of names listed on the Saltfleet Township War Memorial. -
Cemetery
Laurel (Cocks) McAllister at Maroc British Cemetery France August 1999. -
Cemetery
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Cemetery
Laurel with Uncle Hugh's grave marker, August 1999. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Memorabilia
Beautiful display honouring Sgt. Hugh John Cocks at Hamilton Military Museum, 610 York Blvd., Hamilton, Ontario. His original cross in housed in the showcase, and a nearby display case (to the right in this photo) displays personal information and photographs of Sgt. Cocks. -
Memorabilia
A view of the museum's showcase honouring Sgt. Hugh John Cocks. -
Biography
Biographical information for Sgt. Hugh John Cocks. -
Memorabilia
Photograph of Sgt. Hugh John Cocks' original cross. This would have been replaced by an official Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker in the 1920s. -
Inscription
Detail of inscriptions on Sgt. Hugh John Cocks' original cross. -
Inscription
Detail of inscriptions on Sgt. Hugh John Cocks' original cross. -
Memorial Cross
Memorial cross (silver cross) awarded to the family of Hugh John Cocks after he was killed in action in WWI. It is taken in front of the glass from the memorial window installed in the family home in Winona. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 505 of 1384.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Hugh John Cocks
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 218 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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