Harold James POCOCK

POCOCK, Harold James

Service Number: 7043
Enlisted: 2 October 1916, Kalgoorlie, WA
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town: Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling: East Shelbourne State School, No 1012, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Tool Smith
Died: Died of wounds, France, 28 July 1918
Cemetery: Borre British Cemetery
Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 24
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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World War 1 Service

2 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7043, 11th Infantry Battalion, Kalgoorlie, WA
23 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 7043, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 7043, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Fremantle
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7043, 11th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
7 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7043, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, SW to right shoulder and back. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 11 January 1918.
14 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7043, 11th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
3 Jun 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion, France
28 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7043, 11th Infantry Battalion, SW to arm and dislocation of spine sustained near Pradelles. Evacuated to 1st Aust Field Ambulance at Borre, where he died of his wounds later the same day.
28 Jul 1918: Involvement Lance Corporal, 7043, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7043 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-28

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