War Memorials Elsewhere, - Gnosall, Staffordshire - Memorial Village Hall

The First World War Memorial Plaque in the Gnosall Memorial Village Hall
Photo : Paul Boston of the Gnosall & District Branch of the Royal British Legion

Gnosall Memorial Village Hall, and the land it is on, was paid for and built in 1921 by families and veterans who survived the Great War. The Memorial Hall stands as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the First World War, and to provide educational and recreational facilities for the village and surrounding area. The hall is situated on Lowfield Lane in Gnosall.

There is a memorial plaque inside the hall which records the names of 51 men who lost their lives in the First World War. Amongst these names is that of an Officer of the Yorkshire Regiment, Bernard Bocking. His older brother John Webb Bocking served in the KIng's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry as an Officer, and also lost his life in the war.

2nd Lieutenant Bernard Bocking, MC. 12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, attached to 11th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the Rev. J. C. and Mrs. Sarah Bocking, of Gnosall Vicarage, Stafford. Killed 21 August 1918. Aged 20.
Buried OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL.

The Bocking Brothers names on the First World War Memorial Plaque in the Gnosall Memorial Village Hall
Photo : Paul Boston of the Gnosall & District Branch of the Royal British Legion

Gnosall Memorial Village Hall

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