Joseph Henry (Harry) COCK

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COCK, Joseph Henry

Service Number:	732
Enlisted:	5 January 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	36th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 5 December 1896
Home Town:	Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wellington District School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk/book-keeper
Died:	Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Wellington Cenotaph, Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

5 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 732, Sydney, New South Wales
13 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 732, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 732, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 732, 36th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 732 awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-12

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Biography

"...732 Corporal Joseph Henry 'Harry' Cock, C Company, 36th Battalion, of Wellington, NSW. Prior to his enlistment in the AIF he served with the 42nd Battalion, Citizens Military Forces. Cpl Cock enlisted on 8 March 1916 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Beltana on 13 May 1916. He later served as a sergeant and was killed at Passchendaele on 12 October 1917." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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