COSGRIFF, Thomas Joseph
| Service Number: | 2150 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2150, Depot Battalion | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2150, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2150, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2150, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2150 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lisa Cosgriff
"...2150 Private Thomas Joseph Cosgriff, 4th Reinforcements, 21st Battalion, of Albert Park, Vic. Pte Cosgriff enlisted on 19 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Hororata on 27 September 1915. He was killed in action on 19 July 1916 at Fromelles, France. At the time his body was not located and his name was recorded at VC Corner Australian Cemetery in France. In 2008 a burial ground was located at Pheasant Wood containing the bodies of 250 British and Australian soldiers. In March 2010 seventy five of the men (including Pte Cosgriff) were identified and their names released; further DNA analysis is being carried out. All of the remains were reburied at the newly created Pheasant Wood (Fromelles) Military Cemetery." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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