| Regimental number | 8/220 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Occupation | Linesman |
| Address | Balclutha |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.6 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Charles Hockley, 2 Orchard Villas, Hollybush Lane, Hampton-on-Thames, Middlesex, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Milton |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 14), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth Jane Hockley, 75 High Street, Hampton Hill, Middlesex, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Promoted Corporal, 6 May 1915. Wounded, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 20 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to have died of wounds received in action on or about 8 August 1915.' War service: 360 days (of which 297 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 18048548 |