Sergeant

Andrew John Cosbrook

MM, MiD (WW1)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Croix de Guerre (France). Son of Mr. G. Cosbrook, of Motunui, Taranaki, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

As a child, my mother would often speak of the bravery of her uncle Andrew Cosbrook, a brother of her mother Grace. In particular, I remember her telling me that he swapped his leave with a married f... Read More



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Casualty

Service Number: 
2/191
Name:
Andrew John Cosbrook
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G. Cosbrook, Rohoe Street, Fitzroy, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
R.N.Z.A. Depot, Wellington, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
03 September 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IX. AA. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Andrew John Cosbrook
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