John Herbert Cock

Second Lieutenant

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Joseph Henry and Elizabeth Mary Cock, of Nelson, New Zealand. Also served with New Zealand Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli, and in Egypt.

References:

Martyn (2008)
Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

John Cock first enlisted with the Wellington Infantry Battalion on 13 August 1914. The chronological sequence of his service is:-
15 October 1914 - Embarked from New Zealand on Transport 3 and disembarked at Alexandria on 5 December 1914
29 April 1915 - Wounded left scapula in the Dardanelles
9 June 1915 - Invalided to New Zealand
2 November 1915 - Appointed Lieutenant and posted to 3 Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade
13 March 1916 - Disembarked Suez
5 April 1916 - Embarked “Franconia” for France from Port Said
31 May 1916 - Wounded in action in field (Arementieres) and hospitalised
1 June 1916 - 14 General Hospital
5 June 1916 - 2 London General Hospital
8 August 1916 - Convalescence Camp (Hornchurch)
7 September 1916 - Placed on NZ Roll and seconded from unit
10 October 1916 - Discharged from NZEF to take up a commission in the Royal Flying Corps

[From New Zealand Service Record]

Public Contributions:

John Henry Cock was born in Nelson on 16 November 1893. I may have a photograph of him which I will provide later if I can locate one. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

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Casualty

Name:

John Herbert Cock

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Date of Birth:

16 November 1893

Education:

Nelson College

Next of Kin:

Henry Cock (father), Nelson, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Cock and Co., Nelson, New Zealand

Unit:

Royal Flying Corps, 60 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

14 April 1917

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Main Body

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

16 October 1914

Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10

Vessel:

Limerick or Arawa

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Beaumont Communal Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

At North end.

Cemetery Location:

France