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COCKS, Bernard Kevin
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | W3955, WX26908, 2400126, 2/400126 |
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Enlisted: | 23 January 1941 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
Born: | Collie, Western Australia , 16 May 1921 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Christian Brothers, Perth, Western Australia |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Killed in Action, Korea, 17 May 1953, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Manly War Memorial NSW |
Service History
World War 2 Service
23 Jan 1941: | Involvement Private, W3955, WX26908, 1 Parachute Squadron (Det) | |
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23 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 2400126 |
Korean War Service
28 Sep 1950: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 2400126 | |
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28 Sep 1950: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 2/400126, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
4 Oct 1952: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 2400126 |
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