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Walter David Cocksedge (1913 - 1960)

Walter David Cocksedge
Born in Glebe, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 1936 in Ryde, New South Wales, Australiamap
[children unknown]
Died at age 47 in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

Walter David Cocksedge was born on 20th March 1913 in Glebe, in inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was the third son of Charles Cocksedge and Sarah Petersen. [1] By 1917 the family had moved to the nearby suburb of Annandale.

Walter married Beryl Pilcher in 1936 in Ryde, New South Wales. [2] In 1940 the couple were living in Western Australia.

Walter Cocksedge is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Second Australian Imperial Force 1940-1945
6th Corps of Signals
On 24th April 1940 at Brookton, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, Walter enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) for service overseas the Second World War. His three brothers likewise served. [3] Walter was a Signalman (Private) in the 6th Division Corps of Signals. He saw action in North Africa in January-February 1941, before being deployed with the 6th Division to the defence of Greece in March that year.
Roll of Honor
Walter Cocksedge was a prisoner of war in Greece, Austria and Bavaria 1942-45 during the Second World War.

During the fighting withdrawal towards the south of Greece before the German onslaught in April, Walter was captured at Corinthia. Many hundreds of Australian soldiers were so captured. He was held as a prisoner of war by the Germans at Camp Corinthia; Stalag XVIII-A, south of the town of Wolfsberg, in the southern Austrian state of Carinthia; and Oflag III-C / Stalag 383, in Hohenfels, Bavaria. [4][5] After being liberated by American troops on 26th May 1945, he was repatriated to Australia. Although the war had been won in Europe, it was still raging in the Pacific. Walter was demobilised from the AIF on 13th December 1945. [3] For his war service he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, War Medal 1939-1945 and Australia Service Medal 1939-1945. Walter's brothers, Charles (1909-51), Reginald (1910-73) and Allan (1917-), each of whom also served in Signals, all returned home also.

During Walter's incarceration, Beryl lived variously in Sydney at 29 Crescent Street, Manly; 11A Smith Street, Manly; 28 Andreas Street, Petersham; and 24 Lennarts Street, Enfield. [4]

Walter passed away, aged just 47 years, in 1960 in Chatswood, New South Wales. [6]

Sources

  1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #4325/1913
  2. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #9498/1936
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: 22045 (WX2101) Private Walter David Cocksedge; accessed 11 Jul 2018
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Australian War Memorial; accessed 4 Aug 2022
  5. ↑ https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/?f1=cocksedge&f2=&f3=&f4=&wpcfs=preset-1 POW Memorial Ballarat; accessed 7 Jul 2019]
  6. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #23084/1960




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