Stanley COBB

Regimental number3265
Date of birth6 June 1891
Place of birthScone, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
AddressStanthorpe, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.6
Height5' 9"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Elizabeth Cobb, Scone, Belltrees, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 28 days in the Citizen Military Forces. Toowoomba.
Enlistment date10 November 1916
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3265A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 January 1918
Discharge date26 April 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 19 October 1917 (gun shot wound, left elbow and jaw: slight).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 20 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 26 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q187619.
Date of death29 July 1962
Age at death71
SourcesNAA: B2455, COBB Stanley