Stockton, John Wilfred
Regiment: King’s Hussars (14th)
Rank: Private
Service No: 4380
Boer War service: 19 May 1901 to 5 Dec 1901
Date of enlistment: 23 May 1900
Date of discharge: 22 Apr 1902
Reason for discharge: Medically unfit for further service after being wounded in action
Other information: John was severely wounded on 7 August 1901 at Konisberg. He re-enlisted in 1914 and served the duration of WW1 – more information can be found on our Great War site.
Born: 29 November 1881 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 15 March 1882 in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church, Whitchurch.
Family: He was one of six children born to William and Ann Stockton. He married Ada Jones on 14 February 1906 in Nantwich, Cheshire and together they had five children.
Residence: At the time of his baptism, the family were living in Castle Hill, Whitchurch; by 1891 they had moved to Smallbrook Buildings, West End, Whitchurch.
Employment: He was an engine cleaner when he enlisted.
Death: In 1940 in Chester Royal Infirmary, aged 58, and was buried on 6 July the same year in Whitchurch cemetery.
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