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COCKSHELL, Sydney David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2004 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Waterloo, South Australia, Australia, 18 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bow Hill, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Bow Hill Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No Known Grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bowhill War Memorial, Mannum District Roll of Honor, Mannum War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial, Walker Flat Forster & District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2004, K.I.A. 4th May 1917 | |
| 10 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2004, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2004, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Adelaide |
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