| Regimental number | 8/2876 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Macraes, Otago |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Address | Gladbrook Station, Middlemarch, Central Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.2 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Next of kin | Father, A Cockerell, Middlemarch, Central Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in 10th (North Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row B, Grave No 6), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs W A Cockerell, Sutton, Central Otago, New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington on board HMNZT 'Warrimoo', 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Joined Otago Infantry Regiment, Moascar Camp, 9 January 1916, and posted to 10th Company. Embarked Egypt to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Appointed Lance corporal, 20 February 1917. Detached to Detached to 2nd Anzac Machine Gun School, 23 May 1917; rejoined unit, 19 June 1917. Promoted Corporal, 7 July 1917. Reported missing, believed wounded, 12 October 1917. Fate determined to be 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'. War service: 2 years 125 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21895586 |