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COBCROFT, Percy Charlton
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 100, 100A |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Place of enlistment - Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Garrow Brook Public School |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension Row A, Grave 8A Headstone Inscription "IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR ELDEST SON GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN", Bois Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singleton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 100, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Place of enlistment - Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 100, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Embarked on HMAT 'A16' Star of Victoria from Sydney on 20th October 1914. | |
| 2 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 100A, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 100A awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Native of Kempsey, New South Wales. Son of Arthur Charlton and Amy COBCROFT of Sherwood, Macleay River, New South Wales.