| Regimental number | 60 |
| Place of birth | North Carlton, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farrier |
| Address | Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 6.5 |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Cosgrave, 119 Victoria Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Junior Cadets |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A16 Star of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 6), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to No 2 Convalescent Hospital, Mena, Egypt, 7 April 1915 (shin splints); discharged, 12 April 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 16 May 1915; sick to hospital, Gallipoli, 21 October 1915; returned to duty, 28 October 1915; killed in action, Gallipoli, 1 Novemner 1915 (shrapnel). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, COSGRAVE Francis Michael |
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