Added to bcc John Hackett
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 11:54 am
Trooper 782 John Hackett
Abt 1886- 3/5/1916 (30)
Dob abt 1886
Possible
Baptism 20/4/1886
Staffordshire Rowley Regis
Church name St Giles
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 128
Baptism date 20 Apr 1886
Person forename John
Father forename John
Mother forename Joyce
Father surname HACKETT
Person abode Village
Father occupation Rivet maker
Help to find Parents & their marriage please
Marriage 13/5/1906 St Johns Kates Hill Dudley
Worcestershire Dudley
Church name St John (Kates Hill)
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 388
Marriage date 13 May 1906
Groom forename John
Groom surname HACKETT
Groom age 20
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Grinder
Groom abode 2 Cawney Hill
Bride forename Harriet
Bride surname GAZEY
Bride age 20
Bride condition spinster
Bride occupation Grinder
Bride abode 44 Cawney Hill
Groom father forename John
Groom father surname HACKETT
Groom father occupation Rivet Maker
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname GAZEY
Bride father occupation Quarry Labourer
Witness 1 Joseph DAVIES
Witness 2 Annie Rebecca BLAKEWAY
1911 60 Cawney Hill, Dudley
John Hackett, head, age 25, head stool grinder, born Rowley Parish, Staffordshire
Harriet Hackett, wife, age 25, married 5 years, 3 children, all still living, born Rowley Parish, Staffordshire
Percy Hackett, son, age 4, born Rowley Parish, Staffordshire
Mary Hackett, daughter, age 2, born Rowley Parish, Staffordshire
John Hackett, son, age 5 months, born Dudley
WW1 Records
John HACKETT
Service Number: 782
Rank: Trooper
Conflict: WW1
Service: Army
Army Sector: Cavalry
Battalion:
Household Battalion
Former Units: Formerly 3226, 2nd Life Guards.
Date of Death: 3rd May 1917
Age At Death: 30
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Place of Death: Unknown
Place of Burial: Commemorated on Arras Memorial, France, Bay 1.
Place of Birth: Born and resident Dudley, Enlisted: Birmingham
Home Town: Unknown
Casualty's Relatives:
Husband of Harriet Walker (formerly Hackett), 10 Bond St., Dudley, Worcestershire
Dod 3/5/1917 (30)
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... n-hackett/
Burial John Hackett has no known grave
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124 ... hn-hackett
Commemorated
Dudley St John the Evangelist Kates Hill WW1 Memorial, has the information Private
Dudley War Memorial
John Hackett also Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral. Cathedral book researched and transcribed by Sandra Taylor
https://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/cas ... tt-john-2/
Any further information
Abt 1886- 3/5/1916 (30)
Dob abt 1886
Possible
Baptism 20/4/1886
Staffordshire Rowley Regis
Church name St Giles
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 128
Baptism date 20 Apr 1886
Person forename John
Father forename John
Mother forename Joyce
Father surname HACKETT
Person abode Village
Father occupation Rivet maker
Help to find Parents & their marriage please
Marriage 13/5/1906 St Johns Kates Hill Dudley
Worcestershire Dudley
Church name St John (Kates Hill)
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 388
Marriage date 13 May 1906
Groom forename John
Groom surname HACKETT
Groom age 20
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Grinder
Groom abode 2 Cawney Hill
Bride forename Harriet
Bride surname GAZEY
Bride age 20
Bride condition spinster
Bride occupation Grinder
Bride abode 44 Cawney Hill
Groom father forename John
Groom father surname HACKETT
Groom father occupation Rivet Maker
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname GAZEY
Bride father occupation Quarry Labourer
Witness 1 Joseph DAVIES
Witness 2 Annie Rebecca BLAKEWAY
1911 60 Cawney Hill, Dudley
John Hackett, head, age 25, head stool grinder, born Rowley Parish, Staffordshire
Harriet Hackett, wife, age 25, married 5 years, 3 children, all still living, born Rowley Parish, Staffordshire
Percy Hackett, son, age 4, born Rowley Parish, Staffordshire
Mary Hackett, daughter, age 2, born Rowley Parish, Staffordshire
John Hackett, son, age 5 months, born Dudley
WW1 Records
John HACKETT
Service Number: 782
Rank: Trooper
Conflict: WW1
Service: Army
Army Sector: Cavalry
Battalion:
Household Battalion
Former Units: Formerly 3226, 2nd Life Guards.
Date of Death: 3rd May 1917
Age At Death: 30
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Place of Death: Unknown
Place of Burial: Commemorated on Arras Memorial, France, Bay 1.
Place of Birth: Born and resident Dudley, Enlisted: Birmingham
Home Town: Unknown
Casualty's Relatives:
Husband of Harriet Walker (formerly Hackett), 10 Bond St., Dudley, Worcestershire
Dod 3/5/1917 (30)
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... n-hackett/
Burial John Hackett has no known grave
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124 ... hn-hackett
Commemorated
Dudley St John the Evangelist Kates Hill WW1 Memorial, has the information Private
Dudley War Memorial
John Hackett also Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral. Cathedral book researched and transcribed by Sandra Taylor
https://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/cas ... tt-john-2/
Any further information