George Cockerill (British Army officer)
George Cockerill | |
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 Sir George Cockerill in 1919, photographed by Walter Stoneman | |
| Member of Parliament for Reigate | |
| In office 14 December 1918 – 7 October 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Hamilton Rawson |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Touche |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1867 |
| Died | 19 April 1957 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Conservative |
Career
Cockerill was the son of the Surgeon-General Robert William Cockerill, and his wife Clara Sandys, daughter of Major-General Charles Pooley.[2]
He joined the
7th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.[7]
At the
Companion of the Order of the Bath (military division) in 1916.[2]
At the
King's Birthday Honours in 1926.[11]
Publications
- Sir George Cockerill. "Pioneer Exploration in Hunza and Chitral". The Himalayan Journal. Vol. 11. 1939. 14–41.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
- ^ a b c d e f g Hesilridge, Arthur G. M. (1922). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922. London: Dean & Son. p. 35.
- ^ "No. 27443". The London Gazette. 17 June 1902. pp. 3967–3974.
- ^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. pp. 4191–4194.
- ^ "No. 27460". The London Gazette. 1 August 1902. p. 4965.
- ^ "The Army in South Africa - Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36905. London. 22 October 1902. p. 9.
- ^ London Gazette, 3 April 1914.
- ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ H.C. O’Neill, The Royal Fusiliers in the Great War, London: Heinemann, 1922, p. 9.
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ "No. 33179". The London Gazette. 2 July 1926. p. 4402.
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