Regimental number | 4760 |
Place of birth | Alford England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bricklayer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | S.E. Blackburn, Brink Hill, near Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 5), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary Ann COCKING. Native of Alford, Lincs, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |