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Francis William Elcock
DM2/151407, Private, Royal Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport)
Died of illness, 12 February 1919, aged 22
Buried at Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery, Belgium
CWGC registered (no family details)
Francis William Elcock, the son of Francis William Elcock and Elizabeth Williams, was born in Liverpool in 1897. The baptismal register for St. Philips’ Parish Church dated 1 June 1897 records that the family’s address was 129 Braler Street, Liverpool and that Frances Elcock (senior) was a greengrocer. The Census of Wales for 1901 records the family living at “Craig Side Cottage”, Llandudno – Francis (senior) was now employed as a coachman/groom. By now, Francis (junior – 3) had two siblings: Margaret (1) and Albert (2 months), both born in Llandudno. Albert died the following year. In 1911, Francis (senior) was described as a coachman at the Craigside Hydro Hotel, and both Francis (junior) and Margaret were at school. Francis William Elcock married Elizabeth Williams on 14 January 1915, although on further investigation, the wedding was between that of Frances Elcock (senior), a bachelor and Elizabeth Williams, a spinster.
Francis William Elcock’s army record no longer exists. From his serial number of DM2/151407, he probably enlisted at the end of 1915, joining the Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport. Soldiers with close regimental numbers disembarked in France in mid-1916. His last posting saw him attached to the 60th Siege Battery Ammunition Column. This battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery had formed in September 1915 and by November 1918 it had been equipped with four six-inch guns, serving in the 1st Army.
Francis William Elcock died of influenza during the pandemic at No 1 Casualty Clearing Station, Mons, Belgium on 26 February 1919. He was buried initially at Mons British Cemetery but was later reinterred at Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery.
Known memorials:
- Llandudno Roll of Honour
- Llandudno War Memorial
- Memorial Chapel, Holy Trinity Church, Llandudno
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