Regimental number | 980 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Prospector |
Address | Cue, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29.2 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 157 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F Cocking, Cue, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 23), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Cue, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 215 Pte James Guy COCKING, Australian Flying Corps, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COCKING Daniel |