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Percy Leonard COSGROVE

Regimental number5675
Place of birthKings Meadows Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationEngine cleaner
AddressLaunceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr A Cosgrove, King's Meadows, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlistment date14 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 8 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Machine Gun Company
FateReturned to Australia 12 March 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 May 1974

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