| Regimental number | 25/262 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Sheep farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John G Cobbe, Feilding |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John G and Frances A Cobbe, The Hill, Feilding, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 5 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 13 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 April 1916. Wounded in action, 15 September 1916 (gun shot wound, left thigh), and admitted to 1/3 Northumbrian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 1/1 South Midlands Division Casualty Clearing Station; to 25th General Hospital, Hardelot, 17 September 1916; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 6 October 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 12 October 1916. Nominated for a Commission in the NZ Expeditionary Force; marched out to OTC for training, 18 April 1917. Promoted 2nd Lieutenant, 11 June 1917, and marched into NZ Reserve Group, Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 June 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 July 1917, and posted to A Company. Detached to General Course, 13 July 1917; rejoined unit, 10 August 1917. Detached to Brigade Platoon Course, 19 September 1917; rejoined unit, 27 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 7 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AAB, Series 18805, File 7879756 |