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COSSONS, Ray Clifford
| Service Numbers: | 7104, S212309 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 6 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Fullarton, South Australia, 6 August 1963, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremated; Columbarium, Wall 10, Niche F019 (Interment Right Expired - 27/09/2013) |
| Memorials: | Loyal Mount Gambier Lodge No 47 Great War Roll of Honour, Loyal Mount Gambier Lodge No 47 I.O.O.F. M.U. Great War Roll of Honor Board |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7104 | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 7104, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 7104, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7104, 10th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Private, S212309, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) | |
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| 30 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 25 Feb 1941: | Discharged Private, S212309, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 6th September 1888 Mt Gambier, South Australia
Grandparents:
William Cossons and Sarah Ann Cossons (nee TILLEY), lived at Melrose, SA
Their Children:
Joseph Cossons; Harry Cossons; Henry Cossons and Sarah Clark (nee Cossons).
H.H (Harry) COSSONS - "Ray's Father"
b. 1871 Gloucestershire, England, arrived in Adelaide in 1873
1920 married: MOTHER - Harriet Eliza Storey, from Norton Summit;
lived in Mount Gambier majority of his life, until retiring in Adelaide
d. 15/7/1929 in Adelaide
Harry & Harriet's children:
Vera Maud Cossons (b. 1879 Adelaide - d. 2/2/1881 Mt Gambier, SA)
Arthur William Cossons (b. 1881 Mt Gambier - d. 22/5/1954 Brompton, SA)
Vernon George Cossons (b. 1886 Mt Gambier - d. 29/6/1945 Payneham, SA)
Frank Harry Cossons (b. 1890 - d. 1912 Mt Gambier, SA)
TWIN Roy Leonard Cossons (b. 6/9/1888 Mt Gambier - d. 4/7/1968 Dulwich, SA)
TWIN Ray Clifford Cossons (b. 6/9/1888 Mt Gambier - d. 6/8/1963 Daw Park, SA)
Joseph (Joe) COSSONS
(b. 05/08/1852 Gloucestershire, England - d. 28/04/1904 Mt Gambier, SA)
Joe married: 26/12/1881 at the residence of Mr Henry Ludwig MEIER at Mount Gambier, SA
May's parents home
Wife: May (Mary) Theresa Fredericka Cossons (nee MEIER)
1921 remarried to Mr Frederick York Smith, at Virginia, SA
last lived at 29 Green Street, Brompton, SA
25/08/1948 died in hospital (aged 91 years)
Joe & Mary's children:
HAROLD (Paddy) Cossons
b. 11/01/1892 in Beachport, SA
1921 married: Olive Pearl WATSON
(b. 05/08/1903 Kadina - d. 08/04/1943 in Northfield, buried at Kadina)
lived at Kadina and had five children
Harold died 20/07/1979 at Daw Park Repartriation Hospital, Daw Park, SA)
buried in: Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, SA
Derrick Gardens, Path 38, Grave 720B
Harold & Olive's Children:
Laurel Jean Croxton (nee Cossons) b.1921 - d. 2002)
married 1939: Allan CROXTON at Kadina in 1939
Doreen May Lynch (fmly Tucker) - (nee Cossons) b.1922 - d. 1997
1940 1st marriage: Harold Lionel TUCKER (b. 23/10/1915 Adelaide - d.1987)
He was wounded in WWII.
During the war she lived in Adelaide. Divorced in 1947.
1950 2nd marriage: Kevin LYNCH in Adelaide (d. 1997)
Sydney Louis Cossons b. 23/08/1923 in Kadina, SA
22/08/1950 Sydney died at the Daw Park Repatriation Hospital, Daw Park, SA.
He had been buried in Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, SA.
His Interment Right Expired on 25/08/2000
Ronald Clem Cossons b. 1927
1949 married: Violet COLLIVER at Kadina
1950 married: to wife Connie
Valda Mary Adams (nee Cossons) b. 1929 Kadina - d. 1990 Port Pirie, SA
1948 married: James S (Jim) ADAMS, of Solomontown at Kadina
Joe & Mary's other Children:
HERBERT (aka Hubert) William Cossons
b. 19/12/1882 in Mount Gambier, SA
LOUIS Henry COSSONS
b. 03/12/1886 in Hundred of Caroline, SA
d. Killed in Action at Blangy-Tronville, France (WWI) - NO known grave
CHARLOTTE (Lottie) Ann Helene WILTON (nee Cossons)
b. 11/11/1889 Mt Gambier, SA
1967 married: Charles WILTON
1919 lived at Wallaroo Mines, Kadina, SA (later at Ranelagh Street, Adelaide, SA)
children: Richard and Charles
d. 1965 at Ascot, Victoria
GERTRUDE Mary Cossons (Cecily Martin Steer?)
b. 09/01/1897 in Solomontown, SA
Henry COSSONS
b. 25/12/1854 Gloucestershire, England
d. 10/07/1929 South Australia
Sarah Elizabeth CLARK (nee Cossons)
b. 06/05/1858 - d. 1919
NEXT OF KIN in service:
Uncle (WWI)
4817 Lance Corporal Louis Henry (enlisted under 'Lyall') Cossons
- 50th Infantry Battalion
29/12/1915 enlisted into WWI at Keswick, SA
09/03/1916 embarked Outer Harbour onboard RMS Mongolia
as a Private with 10th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
30/08/1916 taken on strength 50th Infantry Battalion, France
05/11/1917 promoted to Lance Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion, France
25/04/1918 Killed in Action at Blangy-Tronville, France,
Later showing: No known grave
His name is commemorated on the:-
- Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Cousin-in-law (Doreen's 1st husband) - (WWII):
SX4787 Sergeant Harold Lionel Tucker - 2/43 Australian Infantry Battalion
08/06/1940 enlisted into WWII at Wayville, SA
29/08/1947 discharged from service
Nephew (Arthur's son) - (WWII)
SX1875 Private Harry William COSSONS - 2/10 Australian Infantry Battalion
born: 11/04/1916 Port Augusta, SA (father Arthur Cossons, next of kin)
02/03/1940 enlisted into WWII at Brompton, SA
10/12/1945 discharged from service
29/07/1994 passed away Campbelltown Nursing Home, Campbelltown, SA
cremated at: Enfield Memorial Park
Cousin (Harold's son) - (WWII)
S50366 Private Sydney Louis COSSONS - 48th Field Battery
b. 23/08/1923 in Kadina, SA
24/12/1941 enlisted into WWII at Torrens Hall, Adelaide, SA
02/02/1942 discharged from service
1946 he was engaged to Minette Monica von der Borch (b. 1922) of Burbank, SA
- believe they never married
22/08/1950 Sydney died at the Daw Park Repatriation Hospital, Daw Park, SA.
He had been buried in Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, SA.
His Interment Right Expired on 25/08/200.
Private 7104 (WWI) Ray Clifford COSSONS - 10th Infantry Battalion
b. 06 Sep 1888 Mount Gambier, SA
married: Florence Rebena Victoria Cossons, Mount Gambier, SA
(b.1893 - d. 3/3/1967 Fullarton, cremated in Centennial Park Cemetery)
Sutton Court, Wall 1, Niche F028
Described on enlisting into WWI 28 years of age; a Baker; married; 5' 6.5" tall; 127 lbs;
medium complexion; light blue eyes; dark brown hair; Methodist
12/10/1916 enlisted into WWI in Adelaide, SA
16/12/1916 embarked Outer Harbour onboard HMAT A35 Berrima
as a Private with 10th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
16/02/1917 disembarked into Devonport, England
18/02/1917 marched in to 3rd Training Battalion, Durrington
27/07/1917 returned to Australia onboard A64 , ex England - incipient phthisis
24/09/1917 disembarked into Melbourne, VIC
08/03/1918 discharged from service
Medal: British War medal (18819)
S212309 (WWII) Private Ray Clifford COSSONS - 4th Garrison Battalion
30/09/1939 re-enlisted into WWII at Fullarton, SA
***Service Records need to be ordered through NAA***
25/02/1941 discharged from service
06/08/1963 passed away at Fullarton, SA
cremated in: Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, SA
Sutton Court, Wall 1, Niche F027
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 21/04/2017. Lest we forget.