| Regimental number | 2336 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bugle Ranges, South Australia |
| School | Mitcham Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | No 8 Tatham's Terrace, off Waymouth Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 26.1 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 121 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Cocks, No 8 Tatham's Terrace, off Waymouth Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2336A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded in action, Pozieres, France, 4 August 1916 (gunshot wounds, arm, shoulder, right buttock); admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 August 1916; transferred to England, 21 August 1916, and admitted to Bradford War Hospital; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 26 November 1917; discharged on furlough, 4 January 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 January 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Benalla', 13 February 1917; disembarked, 10 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 113 days (of which 1 year 209 days was abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Died, 10 January 1930. Cause of death: tuberculosis |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 41 |
| Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, COCKS Frank |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
