Born in Brdo (Domžale), he was the son of Jože and Lucija (née Jemec) Kokalj. He married Terezija (Grčar) on November 21st, 1922, in Šentjakob ob Savi. From the Zalokar farm. He was killed as a hostage during the Second World War at Črna pri Kamniku (a.k.a. Črna pri Stranjah), Slovenia. Sources: https://sistory.si/eng/ww2/D2531580-F971-11D7-847C-0030F1115EDE https://data.matricula-online.eu/sl/slovenia/ljubljana/ihan/04448/?pg=94 https://data.matricula-online.eu/sl/slovenia/ljubljana/sv-jakob-ob-savi/04210/?pg=129