He was born in Salford and enlisted in Manchester.
Morpeth Herald 30/04/1915 carries a brief obituary:
Broomhill postman killed in action
Lance-Corporal [sic] James Hacking, of the 2nd Yorks Regiment (Reserve), who rejoined his unit at the beginning of the war, has been killed in action at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle.
Corporal [sic] Hacking was the local postman at Broomhill for several years, and was very much respected by all who knew him. He leaves a widow but no children.
"By the Green of the Spring" A tribute to the men of Chevington and Broomhill who served in the First World War:; J.H. Hardy; 2004; Amble Social History Group.
James Hacking is remembered in Alnwick on A11.56 in Chevington on C27.01 and C27.02and in Morpeth on M17.14
