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COCKBURN, Michael Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19968 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 5 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Melbourne Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 30 August 1981, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 19968, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 19968, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Polygon Wood, see personal stories tab recorded in Commonwealth Gazette no. 95 June 27 1918 |
Personal Stories
Military Medal
'On 26th September, 1917, Gunner COCKBURN was detailed as Runner to the Liaison Officer - (Lieutenant I.K. HARRISON). Throughout the day this man showed marked bravery and devotion to duty, carrying important despatches under heavy hostile shell-fire. In addition, Gunner COKCBURN assisted the Infantry with other important messages, this necessitating his passing repeatedly through heavy enemy barrages.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95
Date: 27 June 1918
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=56619
Submitted 26 November 2018 by Sally Cockburn
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