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Simon Leslie COCKBURN

Regimental number2094
Place of birthClare, South Australia
SchoolPublic School
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationGrocer
AddressFirst Street, Port Pirie West, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.9
Height5. 7.5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agusta Cockburn, First Street, Port Pirie West, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 1 year in the 81st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date30 March 1916
Place of enlistmentPort Pirie, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT Seang Bee on 13 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death19.9
Place of burialVaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row E,Grave No. 29), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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