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POCOCK, Robert Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5167 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 November 1915, Place of enlistment - Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elmore, Victoria, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 1962, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Huntly Kamarooka School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5167, 7th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5167, 7th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A23' Suffolk from Melbourne on 1st April 1916, disembarking Suez, Egypt on 12th May 1916. Embarked on SS Tunisian from Alexandria, Egypt on 28th May 1916 to Marseilles, France disembarking on 4th June 1916. Entrained to Etaples on 7th June 1916 | |
| 23 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5167, 7th Infantry Battalion, Accidentally injured, lacerated wounds to the left hand resulting in the amputation of two fingers. | |
| 31 Jul 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5167, 7th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on Hospital ship "Malta" from England on 31st July 1918 disembarking at Melbourne, Victoria on 28th September 1918. | |
| 14 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5167, 7th Infantry Battalion, Due to wounds to hand discharged as medically unfit |
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