545 Sgt John Cockerill, Royal Canadian Dragoons.
Born at Romaldkirk, Yorkshire on 16 November 1884, John was a civil engineer in Canada at the time of his enlistment. He enlisted at Valcartier on 24 September 1914 and was killed by a German aerial bomb in Bailleul (targeting the railway station) whilst returning to his billet in the town. He is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery extension.
20 February 1916
Research by David O'Mara, Croonaert Research Services.
