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COCKAYNE, Thomas Francis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 38056, V80525 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1917, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
| Born: | Willinborough, England, 16 September 1884 |
| Home Town: | Newtown, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 25 May 1950, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll, Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 38056, Field Artillery Brigades, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 38056, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 38056, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V80525, 12 Garrison Battalion (Vic), Geelong, Vic. |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
son of Charles COCKAYNE and Elizabeth nee ROBINSON
Husband of Mrs Beatrix Evelyn COCKAYNE nee McLEOD, West Melbourne Road, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria
When he enrolled in militia in 1932, he said he was born in 1894. This would probably because he would not be too old to enlist.
Fought in the Boer War and Navue Rebellion and married Evelyn who was nursing in South Africa
At one stage he owned a post office agency and also worked as Head Horse handler for the Polar Ice Company