Jack Gustave COCKRAM

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Service Number:	VX27825
Enlisted:	24 June 1940
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	Royal Australian Artillery
Born:	Auburn, Victoria, Australia, 8 November 1905
Home Town:	Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter / Builder
Died:	Injuries, New Guinea, 31 December 1942, aged 37 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 3. Row A. Grave 4. Inscription: "LOVED AND RESPECTED HIS LIFE MADE BEAUTIFUL BY KINDLY DEEDS".
Memorials:

24 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX27825
31 Dec 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, Royal Australian Artillery, Posted to 2/9 Light Anti-Aircraft. Died from injuries New Guinea when a propellant charge cartridge exploded.
Date unknown:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX27825

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