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COCKBURN, George William

Service Number:	1091
Enlisted:	30 November 2015
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	36th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 20 September 1892
Home Town:	Dudley, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Dudley Primary School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Honoured at Menin Gate. Memorial at Whitebridge Cemetery, Newcastle. , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dudley War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

22 Feb 1916:	Transferred Private, 56th Infantry Battalion
1 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1091, 35th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
1 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1091, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 1091, 56th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1091 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26
30 Nov 2015:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1091, 36th Infantry Battalion

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