Boocock.+Joseph

Joseph Boocock.

Born 1899. Mobilised on 10-6-1918 when aged 18 years and 9 months. Service number 209910. Allocated to 53rd West Yorkshire Regiment but discharged on 23-6-1918 as unfit for service. Joseph had diabetes which may have been diagnosed by his military medical. He lived at Cote Farm Oxenhope and was the youngest son of the late James and Elizabeth Boocock.

Josephs two older brothers, George and Holmes were in Reserved Occupations and "served " as farmers.Holmes at Cote Farm and George first at Baildon and later at Damems.

Joseph never married and was a woolsorter. He died from complications of his illness in 1938.

Related to John Boocock who also served.