COCKINGTON, Jasper
| Service Numbers: | 1359, 1359A |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Alberton, South Australia, 4 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Alberton Public School, Pulteney Street School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 August 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Queenstown Alberton Public School Great War Honor Roll, Wirrabara District WW1 Roll of Honour, Wirrabara War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1359, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1359, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1359, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1359A, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1359A awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-07 |
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Jasper Cockinton was born on the 4th of February in 1894 in Alberton, South Australia. Jasper had 2 parents, his father, who was known as Frank and his mother, who was known as Amelie. Jasper went to the local school in his area, that school being Alberton Public School. Later he went to Pulteney Street School in Adelaide. After he completed his schooling Jasper worked as an Orchardist. He enlisted in the army in 1914 on November 28th. He was 20 years old.
He embarked from Melbourne on February 19th, 1915 on the HMAT Runic A54
Jasper Cockington has fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front
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