COCKERILL G.S.

Given Names:  George Sampson

Service Number:  2535

Unit:  6th Battalion, 7th reinforcements                                                                             

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  18 Yrs  8 Mths

Occupation:  Traveller                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Roman Catholic

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  11½ In                

Weight:  175 Lbs

Chest:  35-37½ In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  2/6/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  George Cockerill

54 Studley Park, Kew, Victoria                                                                                         

Embarkation Date:  16/7/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Demosthenes A64

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Karoola  

Embarked:  3/3/1917                                 

Disembarked:  25/7/1917

Unit:  60th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  22/2/1918                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  14174

British War Medal:  16269

Victory Medal:  16166

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  15/9/1896

Place:  Ballarat, Victoria                           

Father:  George COCKERELL                  

Mother:  Mary Ellen O'HALLORAN

MARRIAGE

Year:  1923     

Place:             

Spouse: Florence Mary NAYLOR

DEATH

Date or Year: 8/2/1948                            

Place: Kew, Victoria                                

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 3/5/1917; gun shot wound, right thigh

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Sprinvale Walls of Remembrance

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

Reinlisted 6/9/1919 for Special Services Transport Duty "Frankfurt", embarked 18/9/1919; returned Konigen Louise 30/12/1919; Appointment terminated 11/3/1920

FURTHER INFORMATION

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