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COSSAR, John Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2556 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Winchelsea, Surf Coast, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Yeungroon and Berrimal State Schools, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 12 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Elaine & District Roll of Honour WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wedderburn Berrimal State School No 2403 Roll of Honor, Winchelsea Residents of Winchelsea & District Roll of Honor, Winchelsea WWI Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2556, 57th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2556, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2556, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 12 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2556, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) |
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