Edward James COCKERELL

Regimental number47518
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Cockerell, Torridge Street, Oamaru, Otago
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of accidental injuries 10 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBeaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 19), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Benjamin and Alice Cockerell, Thames Street, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 12