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COZENS, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1564, 1085 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1916, Gunner at Fort Queenscliff, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
| Born: | Yannathan, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Soldier, Royal Garrision Artillery |
| Memorials: | Lang Lang & District Great War Honor Roll, Queenscliff Royal Australian Garrison Artillery Third Military District Honor Roll, Yannathan Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1916: | Enlisted 1564, The Royal Artillery (Garrison), Gunner at Fort Queenscliff, Vic. | |
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| 26 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1085, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Queenscliff, Vic | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 1085, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 1085, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 8 Oct 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1085, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, RTA 16 June 1920 (after spending 18 months studying agricultural methods in England and the US). |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
A farmer from Yannathan, Victoria prior to enlistment, Gnr Cozens embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 36th Heavy Artillery Group from Sydney on HMAT Demosthenes on 9 November 1917.
He later served with the 2nd Australian Siege Battery before joining the 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Brigade.
Following the Armistice he was granted leave to remain in England in order to study the frozen meat trade.
He was then granted an additional 12 months leave to study agriculture and pig raising in America. He returned to Australia on 16 June 1920.
Source: AWM
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