ROBERT JAMES COCKSEDGE
Born: 9th October 1895, Great Bealings, Suffolk.
Died: 25th September 1918; age 22; KiA.
Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury – Friday, 25th October 1918 – Mrs. Ada Cocksedge, of Mill Hill, Stansted, has received information that her husband, Second Lieutenant Robert James Cocksedge, of the Norfolk Regiment, was killed in action on the 25th September, aged 23. His commanding officer wrote: “Your husband was one of the best officers, always cheery and full of life, and splendid at his work. I cannot tell you how much he is missed in the battalion. Everyone liked him so much, and his death leaves a gap we can never hope to fill.” Second Lieutenant Robert Cocks had been on active service since August 1914. He was the youngest son of the late William and Jane Cocksedge, of 62, Schreiber Road, Ipswich.
Residence: Mill Hill Cottages, Stanstead, Essex.
Date of Entry Therein: 16th August 1914.
Commission 28th August 1917 as Second Lieutenant, Norfolk Regiment.
Rank: Second Lieutenant; Regiment
Regiment: Norfolk Regiment, 1st Battalion.
Formerly Sergeant, 8510, Norfolk Regiment, 1st Battalion.
Medals Awarded: Victory, British War & 1914 Star.
Grave Reference:
B.36.
Neuville – Bourjonval British Cemetery,
Pas de Calais,
France.
Relatives Notified & Address: Son of the late William & Jane Cocksedge, of Great Bealings, Suffolk; husband of Ada Cocksedge, of ‘The Ferris’, Manuden, Stanstead, Essex.
CENSUS
1901 Boot Street, Great Bealings, Suffolk.
Robert was 5 years old and living with his parents & siblings.
William Cocksedge, 40, a Shoeing Smith – own account – at home, born Hadleigh, Suffolk.
Matilda Jane Cocksedge (nee Gillingham), 39, born Ipswich.
Harry William Cocksedge, 16, a Shoeing Smith – at home, born Playford, Suffolk.
Agnes Emily Caroline Cocksedge, 13, born Little Bealings, Suffolk.
Jessie Mabel Cocksedge, 8, born Nacton, Suffolk.
Frank Allen Cocksedge, 6, born Great Bealings.
Winifred Annie Cocksedge, 3, born Great Bealings.
Mildred Florence Cocksedge, 1, born Great Bealings.
1911 62, Schreiber Road, Ipswich.
Robert was 15 years old, a Smith’s Striker – Iron Foundry. He was living with his widowed father & sisters.
William, 50, a General Smith – own account.
Jessie, 18, the Housekeeper – at home.
Winifred, 13.
Mildred, 11.
Marjorie Bessie Cocksedge, 8, born Great Bealings.
Robert’s mother, Matilda Jane Cocksedge, died 1903, Great Bealings. His father, William Cocksedge, died 1915, Ipswich.
In 1917,n Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, Robert married, Ada Tant, born 1890, Manuden, Essex.
Probate to Ada Cocksedge – widow.
Soldiers’ Effects to Ada Cocksedge – widow.
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