We remember Brian Gwynne Horrocks

We remember Brian Gwynne Horrocks

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Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Ranikhet India Source:7945777 7th September 1895
1901
sibling Jean Moore Horrocks Source:8491464 1901
1901
location Spring Road, Sholing, Hampshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8491464 1901
1914
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:8491481 1914
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment Taken Prisoner of War at Armentieres, 21/10/1914 Source:1963314 8th August 1914
1914
commission Regular Source:8642458 August 1914
1914
internment pow Source:8491481 21st October 1914 - 17th December 1918
1914
service British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment Source:8642464 18th December 1914
1919
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:8642597 5th May 1919
1927
appointments Adjutant, 9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment Source:8642604 26th January 1927
1927
service British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment Source:8642604 26th January 1927
1928
marriage Winifred Nancy Kitchin Source:8491475 1928
1929
children Gillian Horrocks Source:8491477 1929
1985
death Unknown Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom Source:7945777 Source:8491463 4th January 1985

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Brian Gwynne
Initials BG
Last Name Horrocks,
Source 8491481
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Spring Road, Sholing, Hampshire United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Middlesex Regiment Lieutenant
British Army Middlesex Regiment Captain
British Army Middlesex Regiment Taken Prisoner of War at Armentieres, 21/10/1914 Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
MC British Award/Decoration
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Gillian Horrocks daughter 1929
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Minnie mother
William Heaton Horrocks father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jean Moore Horrocks sister 1901
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Winifred Nancy Kitchin wife 1928

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Selena49658
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Selena49658
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Selena49658
British Officers taken Prisoner of War 1914-1918 Transcription Selena49658

External Evidence

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Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (7 September 1895 – 4 January 1985) Peter5151
Second Lieutenant Trevor65535
Lieutenant Trevor65535
Escape to Action Trevor65535
Military Cross. Trevor65535
Adjutant, 9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment Trevor65535

Multimedia

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