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COSGROVE, Gordon James
(Service number 7/947)

Colin Campbell & Gordon Cosgrove — Presumably pictured while serving in the Palestine/Sinai theatre circa 1917. (Extract: "From Scotland to New Zealand" by Jank Tank (2004) )

Aliases
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank	Sergeant

Birth

Date	18 September 1894	Place of Birth	Pleasant Point

Enlistment Information

Date	17 December 1914	Age	20 yrs 3 mths
Address at Enlistment	Care of G. CHAPMAN, Mount Pleasant, New Zealand
Occupation	Farm labourer
Previous Military Experience	Territorials. 2nd South Canterbury
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Mrs Ellen COSGROVE (mother), Pleasant Point, Timaru
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet. Weight 140 lbs. Chest measurement 32-35 inches . Complexion dark. Eyes grey. Hair dark brown. Sight, hearing and teeth all good. Colour vision correct. Limbs and chest well formed. Full movement of joints. Heart and lungs normal.. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily and mental health. No slight defects.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	5th Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Date	13 June 1915
Transport	Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals	1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	9 September 1919	Reason	Termination of his period of engagement.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Farmer

Death

Date	7 April 1955	Age	60 years
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause	Sickness
Notices	Timaru Herald, 9 April 1955
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 100, Plot 556
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Son of Patrick & Ellen COSGROVE, of Pleasant Point. Brother of James COSGROVE, killed in action, & Edmund COSGROVE, also served in WWI. (Another brother also served? ref, TH, 8 Aug 1919). Educated at Pleasant Point School. Returned to Timaru in August 1919 by the 'Ulimaroa' after 41/2 yearsof service. Married Elizabeth Mary SHEEHAN in 1920 and had four children - Mary, Margaret, Patrick & Gerard. Farmer at St Andrews; retired to Timaru. Gordon gave a total of 4 years and 269 days service, 4 years and 58 days being overseas.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [29 August 2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5530 0028661) [17 September 2013]; TDC headstone image, Timaru Cemetery [19 September 2013]; Timaru Herald, 8 August 1919 [17 September 2013], 9 April 1955 (Timaru District Library) [06 January 2014]

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