COBELDICK, Eric William
(Service number 31958)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Private |
|---|
Birth
| Date | 03/05/1895 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
|---|
Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Gardener | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | W Cobeldick (father) c' Tourist Office, Rotorua | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
|---|
Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 13th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, E Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 68 Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth |
| Other Units Served With | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Unit | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Medals | |||
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 |
Death
| Date | 26 July 1917 | Age | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Death | Ypres, Belguim | ||
| Cause | KIA | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Mud Corner Cemetery, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Rotorua War memorial WW1 | ||
Biographical Notes
son of William & Mary Ann Maria Cobeldick. William was a park ranger in Rotorua. Brother FT Cobeldick
Sources
External Links
Related Documents
No documents available.
Researched and Written by
Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
Currently Assigned to
Not assigned.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License unless otherwise stated.