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Alan Oswald COKER

Regimental number1842
Place of birthSalisbury, South Australia
SchoolSalisbury Public School, South Australia
ReligionCongregational
OccupationFarmer
AddressSalisbury, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinSister, Mrs Martha Blake, Smithfield, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1918
Place of death or woundingMorlancourt, France
Age at death39
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 1), Sailly-Laurette, Frane.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Hannah COKER. Native of Salisbury, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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