Regimental number | 6893 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | Manly, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Violet Sophia Cocks, Edgecliffe Esplanade, Manly, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; Benjamin Pollard and Alice Margaret COCKS, husband of V.S. COCKS, "Mont St. Quentin", Osborne Road, Manly Vale, New South Wales. Born at Adelaide, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |