Regimental number | 5314 |
Place of birth | Newcastle on Tyne, England |
School | Rutherford's College, Newcastle on Tyne, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mercantile Marine, 3rd Officer |
Address | 14 Manning Street, Potts Point, NSW |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, William Scott Cockburn, 14 Park Avenue Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Martinpuick British Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 85 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Scott and Louisa COCKBURN, 8 Esplanade Place, Whitley Bay, England. Native of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |