John Herbert COCK

Regimental number25/952
Date of birth19 November 1893
Place of birthNelson
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressCock and Co., Nelson
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 10.5"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Cock, Trafalgar Street, Nelson
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationLieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Returned to duty, 1 October 1915 (previously served with Main Body of Wellington Bn).

Appointed Lieutenant, 1 February 1916.

Embarked Wellington, 5 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 13 March 1916.

Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 April 1916.

Wounded in action, 31 May 1916 (gunshot wound, left arm); admitted to No.14 General Hospital, Wimereux, 1 June 1916; transferred to England, 4 June 1916; to No.2 London General Hospital, 5 June 1916; to No.1 General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 25 July 1916; to NZ Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 8 August 1916.

Placed on NZ Roll, 26 July 1916.

Discharged from the NZEF, 24 September 1916, to take up a Commission in the Royal Flying Corps.

Killed in action, 14 April 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsPreviously embarked with Main Body of the Wellington Battalion - see 10/305 John Herbert COCK
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 5
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7879758