Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: 2nd Corporal P. J. Hockaday, Royal Engineers, who died on active service in Khartoum, 31 August 1917

1914-15 Star (15361 2 Cpl., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (15361 2 Cpl., R.E.); Khedive’s Sudan 1910-21, 2nd issue, 1 clasp, Darfur 1916, unnamed, good very fine and better (4) £400-500

Percy John Hockaday was born in Dawlish, Devon, and enlisted at Exeter. Whilst serving with “K” Telegraph Company R.E. in the Sudan, he died on 31 August 1917. He was buried in the Khartoum War Cemetery.