English Māori Edward Leslie Youmans Cockroft Born 1895 - Died 1960 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 2/2387 AWMM Also known asEdward Leslie Youmans Cockroft AWMM Edward Leslie AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 136 - No known copyright restrictions Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesEdward Leslie Youmans AWMM SurnameCockroft AWMM Ingoa Also known asEdward Leslie Youmans Cockroft AWMM Edward Leslie AWMM Service numberWWI 2/2387 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1895 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Georgetown, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationArthur Cockroft (father), Georgetown, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 13 November 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 2/2387 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Otago, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 13 November 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 35 or HMNZT 36 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Tofua AWMM Bombardier/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM 8th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Arthur Cockroft and Margaret Cockroft.Name is recorded as Edward Leslie Cockroft in Nominal Rolls, as Edward Leslie Youmans Cockroft in Archives New Zealand AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death1960 AWMM Age 64 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Edward Leslie Youmans Cockroft by laying a poppy. Arthur George Cockroft Edward Cyril Firth Cockroft Edward Leslie Youmans Cockroft Eric Arthur Percy Cockroft George Walter Cockroft Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Edward Leslie Youmans Cockroft Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBirths, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21895608 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 136 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License