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COCKING, Frederick John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4760 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Alford, Lincolnshire, England., 1886 |
| Home Town: | Mickleham, Hume, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Grave I. F. 5. Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THE HOMELAND, AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4760, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4760, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4760, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4760 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Birth registered as Frederic John.
Births Mar 1886 COCKING Frederic John Louth 7a 603.
He was 30 and the son of Thomas and Mary Ann Cocking.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Frederick Cocking, a bricklayer, was 29 when he enlisted in March, 1915. Born in Lincolnshire, England, Frederick was 5' 6" tall with blue eyes and brown hair. His next-of-kin is listed as his sister, Sarah Elizabeth Blackburn of Lincolnshire, England. Frederick joined the 5th Pioneer Battalion in April 1916 serving in France until his death on 26th November, 1916.
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