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Military service
Service number:
16204
Age:
34
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
7th Bn.
Birth:
February 1, 1881
Death:
April 24, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 18 - 28 - 30
Additional information
Son of William and Elizabeth Cocroft, of Bowdon, Cheshire, England; husband of Florence Cocroft, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Served in the South African Campaign.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Frederick Cocroft
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 513 of 1384. -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Vancouver World newspaper c.1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Vancouver World newspaper c.1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Frederick Cocroft
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Frederick Cocroft
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Frederick Cocroft
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Frederick Cocroft
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