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Private Phillip STOCK, (alias Henry George Edgar Shock), G/11569, 6th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment,  died of wounds, (septic meningitis, following gun shot wound to the head), Reading War Hospital, 7.55pm, 19th November 1916.

Born Camberwell, SE. son of Henry & Rosina Shock, 9 Datchelor Place, Camberwell SE.

17th December 1884, St John the Devine, Kennington, Lambeth, baptism of Henry George Shock, (compositor), son of Henry & Rosina Shock, 28 Elfin Road.

1911 Census - 14 Bowyer Street, Camberwell SE - Henry Shock, head, age 50, married, printers labourer, letter press printers, worker, born Ross, Herefordshire; Rosina Shock, wife, age 45, married 30 years, 13 children, 10 still alive, born Camberwell, London; Mabel Shock, daughter, age 27, single, born Camberwell, London; May Shock, daughter, age 15, single, dressmakers assistant, worker, born Camberwell, London; Frederick Shock, son, age 13, school, born Camberwell, London; Philip Shock, son, age 11, school, born Camberwell, London; Rosie Shock, daughter, age 7, born Camberwell, London; Frank Shock, son, age 4, born Camberwell, London.

Enlisted Camberwell, SE, age 28 years & 30 days, height 5ft 7⅜ inches, weight 126lbs, fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair.  Resided 3 Picton Street, Camberwell, SE. Formerly carman.

Home 910h December 1915 to 12th September 1916; BEF 13th September 1916 to 17th October 1916; Home 18th October 1916 to 19th November 1916

10th December 1915, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 10th December 1915, posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 15th January 1916, Catford, absent from 8.45am till apprehended by the Civil Police at Peckham, 25th inst, 11 days detention, forfeits 11 days pay; 5th February 1916, posted 12th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 3rd March 1916, Northampton, improper conduct in Victoria Road; 1st April 1916, Northampton, drunk at about 9.30pm, admonished; 3rd April 1916, Northampton, absent from Parade when warned for generals inspection until arrested at 4.30pm, 7 days confined to Barracks; 10th April 1916, posted 10th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 30th April 1916 to 8th May 1916, Connaught Hospital Aldershot, epilepsy, patient states that he has had fits for the past two years, never had them previously from in childhood, he states that his mother used to have fits, patient has not been seen in a fit nor is ???? in any way suggestion of epilepsy, he has never bitten his tongue, to go back to Duty; 3rd May 1916, posted 12th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 15th May 1916, Aldershot, making an improper remark to an NCO, 7 days confined to Barracks; 4th June 1916, Aldershot, absent from midnight 4th June to 2.20am 7th June 1916, 4 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 3 days pay; 11th June 1916, Aldershot, absent from Tattoo 11th June until arrested 13th June 1916, 5 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 3 days pay; 14th June 1916, Aldershot, when on active service, breaking out of camp, 7 days detention; 10th July 1916, Aldershot, hesitating to obey an order, 8 days confined to Barracks; 14th July 1916, Aldershot, improper conduct in Barrack Room about 10.45pm.Using insubordinate language to an NCO, 21 days detention; 8th August 1916, Aldershot, improperly dressed in Queens Avenue, about 10.40pm, breaking out of Barracks after Tattoo until arrested by the military police about 11.40pm. 10 days ****; 9th August 1916, absent from Parade at 11.00am and remaining absent till10.00pm same date, 7 days confined to Barracks; 12th August 1916, Aldershot, absent at Defaulters Roll Call at 8.30pm and Tattoo until reporting back to Orderly Sergeant at 9.45pm, 3 days confined to Barracks; 16th August 1916, Aldershot, absent from fatigues at 9.00am, 7 days confined to Barracks; 18th August 1916, Aldershot, improperly dressed in Queens Avenue at about 10.40pm, breaking out of Barracks after Tattoo until arrested by MP about 11.40pm, 10 days confined to Barracks; 1st September 1916, Aldershot, being absent from orderly Parade at 1.00pm, remaining in the canteen until sent for, 3 days confined to Barracks; 10th September 1916, Fort Darland, when on active service, overstaying his pass from 9.30pm till 9.30am 11th inst, 7 days Field Punishment No.2. forfeits 2 days pay; 13th September 1916, posted BEF; 13th September 1916, embarked; 13th September 1916, Infantry Base Depot, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 29th September 1916, joined Battalion, In the Field; 7th October 1916, St Johns Ambulance Brigade Hospital, wounded in  action; 17th October 1916, transferred to England; gun shot wound of head, right arm, right eye, right arm amputated at shoulder in France. Improved at first, then gradually worse, head wound still supplicating. This was opened up and loose bone removed and drained. Abscess in frontal lobe. Death, 19th November 1916, 7.55pm from septic meningitis following gun shot wound head.

5th December 1920, Statement of Relatives, completed by  Sister, Mrs Annie Beatrice Passey, 3 Picton Street, Camberwell, SE.- Brothers - Harry, Philip, Ernest?, 3 Picton Street, Camberwell; Sisters - Annie, May, Maude ?????, 3 Picton Street, Camberwell; Niece, Rosina Shock, age 4, 7 Ruby Street, Old Kent Road.

Buried at Camberwell Old Cemetery, 85. 24314. Commemorated on the Screen Wall., United Kingdom.

CWGC Notes - This cemetery contains 291 First World War burials. The war graves plot is in the north-east corner of the cemetery and contains two screen walls. One commemorates almost 160 casualties buried in the plot, the other bears the names of those buried in the remaining war graves scattered throughout the cemetery that could not be individually marked. The war graves plot also contains a group of special memorials to the 14 casualties of the Second World War buried in the cemetery. 

NOTE: Regimental History shows initial as P; Soldiers Died in the Great War shows firstname as Phillip; CWGC web site shows initials as H G E.

London Gazette 28 December 1917

SOLDIERS BALANCES UNDISPOSED OF.

In pursuance of “The Regimental Debts Acts 1893” notice is hereby given that there is available for distribution amongst the Next of Kin or others entitled the sum of money set opposite to the name of each of the deceased Soldiers named in the lists which are published with this notice in the London Gazette and the “Army List” and are also to be seen at the Regimental Depots throughout the United Kingdom.

Applications from persons supposing themselves entitled as Next of Kin should be addressed by letter to Secretary, War Office, Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London, SW7 and marked outside “Effects”

War Office December 28th  1917                                                                 R H BRADE

STOCK P Private, Royal West Kent Regiment.        £0    17s    10d

Private Albert Edward Shock, 22nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers, Service No.61550, died 17th February 1917, age 27. Son of Harry & Rosina Shock, husband of Mary Shock, of 7 Ruby Street, Old Kent Road, London.

Commemorated at Theipval Memorial, Pier & Face 8C 9A & 16A, Somme, France.