John Hackney, Private 31406, 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regt
Died 7th June 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, aged 27
EARLY LIFE
Son of Thomas and Mary Hackney, of 5, Boden St., Macclesfield; husband of Zilpha Hackney, of 34, Brown St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.
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WW1 SERVICE
COMMEMORATION
Private John Hackney has no known grave and is commemorated on Panel Ref. 37 of the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission holds casualty details for Private John Hackney, and he is listed on the Imperial War Museum’s Lives of the First World War website.
In Macclesfield, Private John Hackney is commemorated on the Park Green, Town Hall and St Michael’s Church war memorials, and on St John’s Church roll of honour.
NOTES
SOURCES
Commonwealth War Graves Commission website
Lives of the First World War website
Macclesfield Times: 29 June 1917, 23 September 1921 (photo supplement)