Regimental number | 63945 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Terowie, South Australia |
School | Broken Hill South Public School and High School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Laura, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.10 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W G Cockshell, Laura, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the 81st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Army Medical Corps, General Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/99/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Casualty Clearing Station |
Fate | nig |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Contracted Spanish influenza; invalided to France; recovered. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 1 November 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 31 January 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 65 |
Place of burial | Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COCKSHELL Leslie William |