ADCOCK, JOSEPH ROBERT, Sergt., No. 9914, 1st, attached 2nd, Battn. The East Surrey Regt., s. of Joseph Adcock, of Worcester Park, formerly a soldier in the same regiment, by his wife, Margaret, dau. of James Moore; b. Wandsworth, 1 Oct. 1891; educ. Cheam Council School; enlisted 17 Jan. 1910; became L.-Corpl. 1911; Corpl. 1912, and Sergt. 27 Sept. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from 6 March, 1915, and was killed in action at the Battle of Ypres 9 May following. A comrade of Sergt. Adcock’s wrote that both of them were in an advanced trench of the line and were ordered to retire, and that he (Adcock) was seen to fall after running a short distance. He m. at Worcester Park Catholic Church, 14 Feb. 1914, Ann Elizabeth (294, Kingston Road, Raynes Park), dau. of Horace George Goulding, of Raynes Park, and had a son, Joseph William, b. 17 July, 1914.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 2