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Ernest COCKRELL

Regimental number667
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Address38 Estcourt Road, Fulham, London, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, E Cockrell, 38 Estcourt Road, Fulham, London, England
Enlistment date23 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, Machine Gun Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 23 June 1915; taken on strength 32nd Bn 16 August 1815; wounded Fromelles 19 July 1916; Sgt 25 June 1917; reverted to Lcpl 7 November 1917; Cpl 2 August 1918.
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1918
Place of death or woundingHindenburg Line
Age at death26
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Prospect, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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