Soldier Record
Richard Haycock
Contributed by: Miss Caroline Haycock, on 2008-11-11
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Richard |
| Surname | Haycock |
| Year of Birth | 1885 |
| Year of Death | 1915 |
| Regiment | South Staffordshire Regiment |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Brindley Heath / Hednesford, Staffordshire |
Richard's Story
"Oh my god I've got it" he said as he was wounded.
My grandfather was born in Hednesford Cannock Staffs. He was the third youngest from a family of miners. My great-grandmother Elizabeth Catherine Haycock had four sons in the Great War. She lost two. Grandfather was a professional soldier having joined the South Staffords at Walsall in 1905. He had served in South Africa and India and Ireland for 9years. He was a reservist in 1914, having found work at Bridgemans carpenters in Lichfield. He married my nan at St Lukes in Cannock in 1905. She saw little of him really, but had him home for a few months in 1914. Grandfather was called up in August 1914 and was part of the BEF that went out to France in 1914. He was a signaller. He must have been at Ypres and Mons. He was killed by a single bullet whilst on duty. He was taken to the field hospital and transferred to Bethune. He died of his wounds and is buried in Bethune cemetry. We have his medals and his victory plaque and all his letters he wrote home. They are very touching.
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