gba1968 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Trying to find any relatives/relations of William 'Dick' Alcock of Netherthorpe Street, Portmahon, Sheffield. Son of Arthur and Sarah Ann Alcock (stepmother), of 32, Netherthorpe St. May have had a sister Alice in Whitham Road Sheffield. From 'Every Man Remembered' WW1 website:- Corporal WILLIAM CHARLES ALCOCK King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Died on 20 September 1917 Age 21 Buried at DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen Belgium Service No. 11874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smary Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I don't know how much information you have about 'Dick'. But in case you haven't found this here goes. His father was Arthur Andrew Alcock and his mother Alice Grace Hewett - they married 25 Dec 1892 in Hackney. Alice died in 1907. Alice's father was Frederick Theodore Hewett. His siblings were Arthur born 1893, Albert 1900 and Alice 1902. Arthur Andrew Alcock went on to marry Sarah Ann Mortimer in 1914. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gba1968 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks for replying! I am trying to find any relatives that might still be alive. I have a letter he wrote home from France just before he was killed in action, and it may be of interest to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smary Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I did look for marriages for the siblings but haven't come up with anything - did William marry do you know? ---------- Post added 24-12-2014 at 11:35 ---------- Just a thought - try the Sheffield Indexers site they are excellent for research http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobster Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 it looks as though William might have been a casualty too, William Alcock born Fulham enlisted Sheffield died 20th sept 1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gba1968 Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 I don't know if he married or not. Maybe he was too young and hadn't met anyone? Just hoped there might be some relatives somewhere out there, maybe trying to find out more about him with the 100th anniversary and new interest in WW1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobster Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 albert dies 1902, looks as though Alice moved back to London as there is a record of Alice E M Alcock marriage in 1931 to a Thomas Bond . Alice was christened Alice Elizabeth Maud Alcock ---------- Post added 24-12-2014 at 19:50 ---------- William's brother Arthur Frederick is killed 14/06/1915 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsend Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Hi, I'm one of the Friends of Wardsend Cemetery where William and his brother are remembered on the family headstone. We don't have much information on either of them and would be very grateful if you could provide us with anything that can help us. We are hoping to tell some of the stories of Wardsend through performance and spoken word linking with the Sheffield College Performing Arts Dept and I wondered if you woukd mind us using the letter you mentioned but only if you felt it appropriate. Only yesterday I posted a photo of the headstone on the Sheffield History Facebook group and it was googling William's name that brought me here. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gba1968 Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Hi, I have scanned images of what I have and posted them on livesofthe firstworldwar.org I now have a postcard he sent to his sister too which I will add soon. Please contact me if you want me to email scans to you!! Regards, Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsend Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Hi Greg Thanks for your reply. Yes that would be great. The email address I use for Wardsend related stuff is howardsend1857@gmail.com. Can I be nosey and ask how you got hold of them? Thanks again Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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