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Eric Arthur Percy Cockroft

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 10 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 10 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Eric Arthur Percy AWMM
  • Surname
    Cockroft AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Eric Arthur Perey AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 24096 AWMM
    • WWII 820683 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 December 1890 AWMM Clinton, Otago AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Teacher/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Arthur Cockroft (father), Georgetown, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Teacher/Civilian AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • 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

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  • Death
    2 April 1973 AWMM
    Age 82 AWMM
    Ashburton, Canterbury AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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Contributors

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15 April 2019GlennWellington, NZResearcher
08 July 2016MatthewAuckland NZResearcher

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