Regimental number | 918 |
Place of birth | Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria |
School | Kalgoorlie Central State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Locomotive fireman |
Address | Leederville, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Cocks, 17 Brisbane Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in Home Defence. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Corporal |
Unit name | Railway Unit, Section 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 15/9/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Marquille, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Don Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 9),France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Elizabeth and the late James Alfred COCKS, 8 Minnie Street, Leederville, Western Australia. Native of Bendigo, Victoria |
Miscellaneous details | See 2801 Frederick James COCKS for first period of service. |