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COCKINGTON, Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 407707 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Pennington, South Australia, 3 August 1921 |
| Home Town: | Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, At sea - off Benghazi, Libya, Middle East, 16 December 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St Clair Woodville High School Honour Roll, Woodville Saint Margaret's Church WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jan 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, 407707 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 4 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407707 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Percival Cockington 407707 RAAF and Sergeant Tom Ellis Exell 401305 RAAF were killed when Marauder FK367 of 14 Squadron RAF was shot down into the sea sea off Benghazi in Libya - their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial
Also killed were Sergeant Ralph Isaac Ploskin 1186052 RAF and Sergeant Alan Edwin Watts 1301739 RAF
Sergeant Leonard Alexander Einsaar DFM 407318 RAAF / Sergeant Willcocks 1183698 RAF / Sergeant Dixon 590714 RAF all survived after being picked up by a British Torpedo Boat