Vincent Vivian Victor Cockcroft (1893 - 1917)

Born 31 Oct 1893 in Vlakfontein, Dordrecht district, Suid Afrika

Ancestors

Died 9 Apr 1917 at age 23 in Pas-de-Calais, France

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Chris van der Merwe [send private message]

Research Note

Union Defence Force 1912 - 1957, World War I South African Army, Infantry, 3rd Regiment.

Vincent Vivian Victor Cockcroft was Killed in Action during World War I.

Biography

LEST WE FORGET

Vincent Vivian Victor Cockcroft is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Birth

Name: Vincent Vivian Victor Cockcroft ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Event Date: 31 October 1893 ^{[1] [2]}

Event Place:

Father's Name: Charles William Rufus Cockcroft ^[3]

Mother’s Name: Charlotte Eleanor ^[3]

Baptism

Event date:

Event Place:

Witnesses:

Military Info

Force number: 9003 ^{[1] [2]}

Rank: Private ^{[1] [2]}

Surname: Cockcroft ^{[1] [2]}

Names: V. V. V. ^{[1] [2]}

Regiment: South African Infantry ^{[1] [2]}

Unit: 3rd Regiment ^{[1] [2]}

Cemetery: France, Pas de Calais, Arras memorial, Bay 10. ^[1]

Certificate of Death on Service

Event Date: 9 April 1917 ^{[1] [2]}

Death

Event Date: 9 April 1917 ^{[1] [2]}

Age: 23 years ^{[1] [2]}

Event Place:

Cause of death: Killed in action, during first day of the Battle of Arras. The 3rd S.A.I. was on the right of the South African Infantry Brigade in the attack of Black Line and Blue Line (North of St Laurent-Blangy). The 3rd S.A.I. sustained 53 killed and 226 wounded. ^{[1] [2]}

Register of Estate

Event Date:

Grave

Event Place: France, Pas de Calais, Arras memorial, Bay 10. ^[2]

Note

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} South African War Graves Project Memorial of V. V. V. Cockcroft Seen and entered Nov 2023 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12} Commonwealth War Graves Commission Memorial of Vincent V. V. Cockcroft Seen and entered Nov 2023 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Seen and entered June 29,2022 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz

• www.1820settlers.org

[McArthur-306: Ian McArthur - 15 Oct 2016]