▁O ph th al mic ▁Hospital . ▁His ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Medical ▁Journal ▁describes ▁Han cock ▁as ▁gen ial ▁and ▁loyal , ▁and ▁predicted ▁that ▁" had ▁he ▁lived , ▁would ▁doubt less ▁have ▁taken ▁a ▁very ▁prominent ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁profession ." ▁ ▁Sport ing ▁career ▁Han cock ▁played ▁one ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁match ▁for ▁Som erset ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁He ▁also ▁represented ▁his ▁county ▁at ▁tennis , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁British ▁Medical ▁Journal ▁ob itu ary ▁it ▁is ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁gained ▁international ▁hon ours ▁in ▁rugby ▁had ▁it ▁not ▁been ▁for ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury . ▁ ▁His ▁brother ▁Philip ▁Fr ou de ▁Han cock ▁made ▁ten ▁international ▁appearances ▁in ▁international ▁rugby ▁for ▁England ▁and ▁Britain , ▁and ▁another , ▁Frank ▁Han cock ▁capt ained ▁Wales ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁sport . ▁Of ▁the ▁ten ▁brothers , ▁seven , ▁including ▁William , ▁played ▁rugby ▁union ▁for ▁Som erset . ▁His ▁nep hew , ▁Frank ▁Han cock ' s ▁son ▁Ralph , ▁played ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Som erset ▁in ▁nine ▁matches ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁Han cock ▁married ▁Margaret ▁Hay ▁S weet ▁Esc ott ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁four ▁children . ▁He ▁suffered ▁from ▁ab dom inal ▁pain ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁months , ▁which ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁became ▁worse ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁rest ▁in