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Frank COCKELL

Regimental number6050
Place of birthMilton, Kent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRigger
Address36 Aston Villa, Argyle Place, Miller's Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinBrother, William George Cockell, 179 Aro Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Enlistment date26 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 21 June 1916 - 19th Bn 17th Reinforcements; taken on strength 19 Bn 3 March 1917.
FateKilled in Action 15 April 1917
Place of death or woundingLagnicourt, France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 33), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
88
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mr W.G. COCKELL, 129 Charlotte Street, milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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