Frederick William COCKRILL

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COCKRILL, Frederick William

Service Number:	NX5132
Enlisted:	20 October 1939
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London England, 20 October 1903
Home Town:	Plumpton, Blacktown, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Drowned During The Evacuation Of Crete, At sea , At sea (Greece), 29 May 1941, aged 37 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Athens Memorial, Athens Memorial, Athens, Greece
Memorials:	Athens Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX5132
20 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX5132, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX5132
5 Apr 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion, "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941
20 May 1941:	Involvement Battle of Crete

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Biography contributed by David Sinclair

Private (Frederick) William Cockrill

2/4th Infantry Battalion

Age 37,drowned during the evacuation of Crete on 29th May 1941.

He was the son of Mr and Mrs Frederick William Cockrill and the husband of Lillian R Cockrill of Plympton NSW.

He is commemorated on the Athens Memorial. Face 11 AWM

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