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Leslie Montague COCKER

Regimental number3031
Place of birthSt. Mary's, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiner
AddressCullenswood, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, James Cocker, Cullenswood, Tasmania
Enlistment date9 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Alice COCKER
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3032 Pte Herbert Frank COCKER, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 18 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 April 1922
Age at death29
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania

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