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Site St Peters Church, Cookley DY10 3TA

Latitude 52.419368

Longitude -2.23321

Date erected c1918

Alabaster Wall Plaque

Name of fallen

Surname	Forename	Rank	Number	Regiment	Date of Death	Age	Country	Notes Place of Death or Remembered	Ref
Hancocks	William	Lieutenant	WO1	7 th Worcestershire	9Oct 1917	27	Belgium	Tyne Cot Memorial Panel 75 to 77	WOL3

News paper Reports

The History of Cookley War Memorial

for Captain William Hancocks

William Hancocks was the son of William and Edith Hancocks of Church House Severn Stoke, Worcester. William lived in Blakeshall, Wolverley.                                                                                                                                       He was a Captain in 7^th Worcestershire Regiment and was killed in action. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.                                                                                                                    His father William Hancocks of Blakeshall applied for permission for a memorial to his son on 7^th November 1918 and Worcestershire Diocese granted this on 25 June 1918.  An alabaster tablet was placed on the north wall of the chancel. A similar tablet was also placed in St John the Baptist Church Wolverley.  Inscription reads

In loving memory

William Hancocks

 Lieut. In the Worcestershire Regiment

 only child of William and Edith Hancocks

of Blakeshall Wolverley 

Born January the 12^th 1890

killed inaction at Poelcappelle 

Oct 9^th 1917 

 to the glory of God 

The Advowson of this church was presented to the 

See of Worcester by his father W Hancocks as  

a perpetual memorial to the Parishoners of Cookley,

of  a good son and brave soldier

William Hancock returned his right to appoint Vicars to the dioceses of  Worcester in memory of his son

Sources

Rememberthefallen.co.uk,  The Hive,

Compilers Names Judy Hinksman , Chris Oakes  Photos by Judy Hinksman   Date Sept 2018