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COCK, Joseph Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3481 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Long Gully, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Long Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 25 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Long Gully Methodist Church Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3481, 21st Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3481, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3481, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3481, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3481, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3481, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Commemorated in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria.
Father: Joseph COCK (d. 7 December 1922, aged 61; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery).
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