Bernard Hector MCCOSKER

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MCCOSKER, Bernard Hector

Service Number:	2878
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, January 1893
Home Town:	Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 July 1917
Cemetery:	Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Delungra ANZAC Park, Graman WW1/Malaya/Vietnam Honour Board, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Oakwood & Cherry Tree Hill WW1 Honor Roll, Inverell War Memorial

World War 1 Service

25 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2878, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2878, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, sydney

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Biography contributed by Genevieve Kindt

AKA Hector. 5'9', fair complexion, grey eyes, dark brownhair. Killed in action - World War One, Europe. Enlisted assingle, but after his death Bridget McBride came forward withson of Bernard, John McBride then a school student in Bingara.John was granted a pension of 1 pound for fortnight.

he lived in Cherry Tree Hill , via Inverell. His parents were Bernard Alexander Mccosker and Merab Nee Judge. He was 34 years of age when he died.

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