James COSGROVE

Regimental number52581
OccupationButcher
Next of kinMother, Mrs P Cosgrove, Pleasant Point, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialAnneux British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 17), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Ellen Cosgrove, Pleasant Point, South Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 39