Private

Francis Alfred Cosgrove

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Timothy and Mary Cosgrove, of Orepuki, Southland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
17/41
Name:
Francis Alfred Cosgrove
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
13 January 1888
Place of Birth: 
Orepuki, Southland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
T. Cosgrove (father), Lindisfarne, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kaupokonui Dairy Company, Kaupokonui, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Wagoner
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Francis Alfred Cosgrove
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