South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Gunner 183690 Harry HAYCOCK - HMS Gloucester, Royal Navy

Died of Meningitis on Monday 1st January 1918 aged 37

Military History
     
Theatre of War in Which Died Campaign Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Adriatic Sea, Italy 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals Bari War Cemetery, Italy
     
First Arrived in Theatre Bravery & Conduct Medals SWFHS Area Memorials
5 August 1914 at Sea ~ Shustoke War Memorial 
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Died Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials  
Died of Meningitis 25 Apr 1895 in Devonport  ~
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
International Hospital, Brindisi, Italy Numerous Royal Navy Vessels  
     

Service History

  • 25 Apr 1895 - Enlisted as a Boy 2nd Class at HMS Impregnable
  • 06 Mar 1896 - Promoted to Boy 1st Class on/at HMS Boscawen
  • 06 Mar 1898 - Appointed Ordinary Seaman on HMS Basilisk
  • 20 Oct 1898 - Promoted to Able Seaman on HMS Basilisk
  • 20 Dec 1902 - Able Seaman on HMS Magnificent
  • 07 Aug 1903 - Promoted to Petty Officer 2nd Class on HMS Magnificent
  • 29 Nov 1904 - Promoted to Petty Officer 1st Class on HMS Defiance
  • 25 Sep 1905 - Passed as a Warrant Officer Gunner 
  • 17 Jan 1913 - Joined HMS Gloucester until his death in 1918
  • 31 Jul 1916 - Aboard HMS Gloucester at Battle of Jutland

Circumstances of Death

Harry died of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis at the International Hospital in Brindisi, Italy on 1st January 1918. He was originally buried at Brindisi Communal Cemetery before his remains were moved north along the Adriatic coast to the Bari War Cemetery where they are still situated today (April 2026).
 
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
6 Mar 1880 in Withybrook 28 Mar 1880 at Withybrook All Saints
   
Parents Names Abode
Joseph and Hannah Haycock Oak Farm, Back Lane, Meriden
   
Wife Marriage Details
Ethel Rosina Haycock nee Goodman 20 Dec 1902 at Devonport St. Paul's           
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1881 - Withybrook 1891 - Scholar
1891 - The Village, Shustoke 1895 - Labourer 
1895 - HMS Impregnable, Devonport  1895 - Boy Sailor
1901 - HMS Basilisk, Devonport 1901 - Able Seaman 
1911 - 158 Livingstone Road, Gillingham, Kent 1911 - Warrant Officer - Gunner
1914 - 52 Walton Street, Devonport 1914 - Warrant Officer - Gunner
1918 - 52 Walton Street, Devonport  

 

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