Charles Frank COBB

Regimental number16162
Date of birth15 July 1887
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPostman
AddressGeelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 9"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinFather, H Cobb, 95 Fyans Street, Chilwell, Geelong, Victoria
Enlistment date15 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameNovember 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/99/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 10 March 1918
Discharge date24 June 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Proceeded overseas to France from England, 24 August 1917.

Taken on strength, 10th Field Ambulance, 16 August 1917.

Admitted to Ontario Military Hospital, Orpington, 26 October 1917 (bronchitis).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Durham Castle', 10 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: bronchitis), Melbourne, 24 June 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No V390083.
Date of death4 November 1951
Age at death64
Place of burialSpringvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B884, COBB Charles Frank