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COCKERELL , John Harold

Service Number:	1678
Enlisted:	21 January 1916, Brunswick, Victoria
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Yan Yean, Victoria, 1897
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Draper's assistant
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World War 1 Service

21 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1678, Brunswick, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1678, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1678, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
25 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion
23 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion
25 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1678, 60th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
26 Apr 1918:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Villers-Bretonneux
2 Aug 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 60th Infantry Battalion
8 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1678, 60th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
25 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion
19 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 1678, 59th Infantry Battalion

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