COBHAM, Reuben
| Service Number: | 797 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1915, Enlisted at Traralgon, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mawdsley, Lancashire, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Glengarry, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mawdsley National School, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of illness - Diptheria, Egypt, 13 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 98, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glengarry War Memorial, Rosedale Shire Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 797, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Traralgon, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 797, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 797, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Arrived in Australia aged 24 years
Son of Thomas and Ellen Cobham of Mawdsley, Lancashire, England. Brother of Edwin Cobham who died of wounds on the 18 August 1916 while serving with the 6th Battalion and is buried in the Puchevillers Cemtery Plot 11, Row E, Grave 52 and also brother of William Cobham of England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Arrived in Australia aged 24 years
Son of Thomas and Ellen Cobham of Mawdsley, Lancashire, England. Brother of Edwin Cobham who died of wounds on the 18 August 1916 while serving with the 6th Battalion and is buried in the Puchevillers Cemtery Plot 11, Row E, Grave 52 and also brother of William Cobham of England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal