Candie Cemetery, Guernsey

 

Born at St Peter Port, Guernsey. Son of Thomas & Jane Hockaday. Husband of Lily Ann Osborne

Enlisted 26/12/1914

Served in France. Wounded 06/11/1915 (Shot in the head). Discharged 29/04/1916 (SWB 69,728, wounds)

 

 

Died of heart failure, aged 36 years

 

Private Francis (Frank) James Hockaday
1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
02/03/1918

1914-15 Star

It appears that he was buried in an unmarked grave

 

Commemorated on:
Island (Bailiwick) Memorial, St Peter Port, Guernsey

Not commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. A inconclusive inquest report indicated that he should not be submitted at this time

 

Photograph courtesy of Girl_in_Guernsey_CI from Findagrave.com