Hooge Crater Cemetery, Ieper
Notice of Death appears in Jersey
Evening Post of Monday 24 February 1919
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Thursday 6 December
1917
Jersey Soldiers Reported Missing. November
6 proved an unlucky date for the Jerseymen in the Hampshire
& Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Regiments for
in addition to the local lads who were killed, wounded,
or reported missing during the fighting on the above
date, the following casualties are also officially pronounced
missing Private George Le Cocq of The Crown, St Martins
and Private C W Le Maistre youngest son of Mr &
Mrs P D Le Maistre of 15 James' Street, both serving
with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. We hope
to shortly hear favourable news of both soldiers.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Saturday 5
October 1918
Roll of Honour. After many moths of anxiety
Mr & Mrs F Le Cocq of Crown House, St Martins have
received official information that their youngest son,
Private George Le Cocq of the Duke of Cornwalls Light
Infantry, who was reported missing somewhere in France
on 6 November 1917 is now presumed to have been killed
on that date. The deceased gallant soldier, who was
in his 24th year, was well known and highly respected
locally, he having been a shoemaker at Crown House at
the time of joining up. We offer the bereaved family
and his fiancee our heartfelt sympathy in their sorrow.
