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COBBLE, John Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX31735 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 April 1942, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 30 June 1922 |
| Home Town: | Cordalba, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 11 October 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery E B 16, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX31735 | |
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| 21 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Private, QX31735, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
| 21 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX31735, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Oct 1943: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert John and Alice Mary Cobble, of Maryborough, Queensland.
On Saturday night the Cordalba sub-committee farewelled Private J. H. Cobble, A.I.F. The wallet of notes and fountain pen from the lsis Patriotic Fund were presented by Mr. W. J. Weir, vice president of the sub-committee, while Mr. D. Pothecary officiated on behalf of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A.
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