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John Lock

Service Number 86774
Military Unit Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 16 May 1917 (35 Years Old)
Place of Birth Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies In the 1911 census he is shown as a leather splitter.
Family History

John Lock (junior) was born in 1886 at Nottingham and was the son of John Lock (senior) a stationary engine driver at a lace factory and Elizabeth Annie Lock of 83 Lambert Street Hyson Green Nottingham. His father John was born in 1862 at Uphill, Norfolk, his mother Elizabeth Annie was born in 1863 at Nottingham, they were married C1884 and had the following children, John b1886, Beatrice b1888, Henry b1889 and Agnes b1894. In the 1911 census the family are living at 83 Lambert Street, Nottingham and are shown as John Lock 49 yrs married a stationary engine driver at a lace factory, he is living with his children, John 25 yrs a leather splitter, Beatrice 23 yrs a milliner, Henry 22 yrs a leather splitter and Agnes 17 yrs a lace dresser.

Military History

Private John Lock enlisted at Nottingham, he initially served with the servicer number 66475 in the Sherwood Foresters Regiment. He later transferred to the 167th Company Machine Gun Corps. He was killed in action on 16th May 1917 having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial

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