Gunner

James Herbert Cosson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James Cosson and of Alice Elizabeth Cosson (nee Howe); husband of Euphemia Cosson, of Auckland City, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
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On 15th April, 1941, while defending the Servia Pass against German forces, C Troop of 31st Anti-Tank Battery was detached to support 20 Battalion in positions on the left overlooking the village of ... Read More


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Casualty

Service Number: 
20951
Name:
James Herbert Cosson
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
05 February 1900
Place of Birth: 
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Next of Kin: 
Unknown|Mrs Euphemia Cosson (wife), 8 Muripara Avenue, Point Chevalier, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
England|8 Muripara Avenue, Pt Chevalier, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown|Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
14 April 1941
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon
Places of Embarkation:

England
Wellington, New Zealand
Vessels:

Unknown
Empress of Japan
Destinations:

Europe
England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
James Herbert Cosson
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