Regimental number | 2619 |
Place of birth | Fitzroy Victoria |
School | Cleveland Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | 9 Sloper Street, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, P Cosgrave, 9 Sloper Street, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Cadets; then 26th Regt Citizen Forces; Militia. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 23.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Aubigny British Cemetery, Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Mary COSGRAVE, "Kenilworth", Boronia Street, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: Phil 14th Field Ambulance wounded in Battle of Menin Road, returned. |