COBB, Cuthbert Harrison
| Service Numbers: | 479, 3137 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1916, Geraldton, WA |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman, Chemist & Postmaster |
| Died: | Illness, Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia, 7 July 1950 |
| Cemetery: |
Triabunna Anglican Cemetery St Marys Anglican, Triabunna, Tasmania |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 479, 6 Mounted Infantry Contingent | |
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| 10 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 479, 6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry, Ship Ulstermore |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3137, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Geraldton, WA | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3137, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3137, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Fremantle | |
| 4 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 3137, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Cuthbert Harrison COBB was born in Ararat, Victoria in 1870
His parents were John Frederick COBB & Mary Ann Elizabeth KING - they had 11 known children
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Boer War details
He first enlisted to serve in the Boer War and served 15 months with the 6th Western Australia Mounted Infantry Contingent - his occupation before enlistment was a Fireman - he embarked on 10th April, 1901 on the ship Ulstermore
They returned on 29th April, 1902 on the ship Columbian
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WW1 details
He enlisted in Geraldton, Western Australia on 26th July, 1916 with the Australian Army Medical Corps and embarked from Fremantle, WA on the HMAT Berrima on 23rd December, 1916 with the 51st Infantry Battalion, 8th reinforcements - he returned to Australia and was discharged on 4th March, 1920
In 1921 he went to Maria Island as a Medical Orderly with the National Portland Cement Company - he was also the Postmaster at Maria Island for 20 years
Cuthbert died at Maria Island in Tasmania on 7th July, 1950 and is buried in the St Marys Anglican Church in Triabunna, Tasmania
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