COSGROVE, James
| Service Number: | 1181 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bacchus Marsh,Victoria, Australia , 1885 |
| Home Town: | Bacchus Marsh, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia , December 1932, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Burial Number 618345 Surname COSGROVE Given Name JAMES Date of Birth Date of Death Age 47 Y Service Date 19/12/1932 Service Type Interment |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1181, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1181, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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James COSGROVE
Regimental number 1181
Place of birth Bacchus Marsh Victoria
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Labourer
Address
Main Street, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 30
Next of kin
Wife, Mrs A J Cosgrove, Main Street, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Enlistment date
31 May 1915
Rank on enlistment
Private
Unit name
8th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number
10/13/2
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll
Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll
11th Field Artillery Brigade
Fate
Effective abroad (still overseas)
Other details
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
COSGROVE.---On the 17th December 1932, at St. Vincent's Hospital, James Joseph, late A.I.F., loving son of the late Martin and Mary Cosgrove of Bacchus Marsh. ---R.I.P. (Interred privately December 19.)