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COOKSLEY, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1738 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Porlock, Somerset, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Leonora, Leonora, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 18 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Grave II. A. 37. Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS , Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Jeancourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1738, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1738, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1738, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1738 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-18 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1890 COOKSLEY George Williton 5c 253
He was 27 and a son of Ellen Cooksley of Walnut Terrace, Alcombe, Somerset, England, and the late William Cooksley.
His younger brother also fell. He wasLance Corporal Charles Patrick Cooksley-Service Number: 25146-who served with British forces [ 2nd Battalion, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers] Died 24 June 1918; aged 21 years.
Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, France-Grave I. B. 22.
The brothers are honoured on the stained glass window in the church of St Michael the Archangel at Alcombe, Minehaed, Somerset.
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