Regimental number | 5345 |
Place of birth | Wigan, England |
School | Nangunan State School, Western Australia |
Age on arrival in Australia | 7 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Nangeenan, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, T Cobbe, Nangeenan, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Piccardy or Corbie or Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 18), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Tom and Ellen COBBE, 57 Rushton Street, Victoria park, Western Australia. Born in England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |