Robert Stuart COSGROVE

Regimental number8/349
AddressOrepuki, Southland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Timothy Cosgrove, Orepuki, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 29 October 1916
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row M, Grave No 12), Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Timothy and Mary Cosgrove, Orepuki, Southland, New Zealand
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body

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