Regimental number | 3285 |
Place of birth | New Norfolk, Tasmania |
School | Home |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Aubin Street, Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, C F Cockerill, 4 Bishop Street, Box Hill, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Military Cadets, Queenstown, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Rue-David Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 30), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles F and Mary B. COCKERILL, Cranbourne, Victoria. Native of New Norfolk, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: Charlies C. Cockerill, died France 12 August 1916. |