Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Eric Arthur Percy Cockroft Born 10 December 1890 - Died 2 April 1973 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 24096 AWMM WWII 820683 AWMM Also known asEric Arthur Perey AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 10 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesEric Arthur Percy AWMM SurnameCockroft AWMM Ingoa Also known asEric Arthur Perey AWMM Service numberWWI 24096 AWMM WWII 820683 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth10 December 1890 AWMM Clinton, Otago AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupationTeacher/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationArthur Cockroft (father), Georgetown, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 24096 AWMM WWII 820683 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Teacher/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 27 May 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 54 or HMNZT 55 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Tofua AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM 13th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force 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 › Eric Cockcroft played for the All Blacks in 1913 and 1914. At the end of the war Cockcroft played once for a New Zealand Services team in Britain and also for a United Kingdom XV. On his return to New Zealand he reappeared in representative rugby with South Canterbury. He also represented South Canterbury at cricket in 1920 and 1921. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death2 April 1973 AWMM Age 82 AWMM Ashburton, Canterbury 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 Eric Arthur Percy Cockroft by laying a poppy. Edward Cyril Firth Cockroft Edward Leslie Youmans Cockroft Eric Arthur Percy Cockroft George Walter Cockroft Ivan Alderson Cockroft Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Eric Arthur Percy Cockroft Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24055253&digital=yes Further Reference Military Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24097008&digital=yes Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 33: 10 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. 5: Includes portrait AWMM Reddiex, G.R. (2015). Just to let you know I’m still aliveWellington NZ: Grantham House Publishing Public - Glenn - Researcher - 15 April 2019 - Postcard from the private collection of Glenn Reddiex, published in this book, page 142. 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 Search results Next record Previous record
