John Wesley COBB

Regimental number10/35
Date of birth6 April 1892
Place of birthNapier
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
Addressc/o A G Hoar, Eketahuna
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.4
Height5' 4"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriet Sophia Cobb, c/o R C Cobb, Morris Street, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLieutenant
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harriet Sophia Cobb, 200 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North, Wellington, and the late Mr Cobb. Native of Napier
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7879754