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Rfm. Edward Cosgrave
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1st NZ Rifle Brigade.
(d.19th Aug 1917)
CSM. George Cosgrove
British Army 4th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Gwersyllt
(d.4th Sept 1918)
Cpl. John Cosgrove
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
(d.7th November 1914)
Corporal Cosgrove was 49 when he died and is buried in the North-East corner of the Tullow (The Abbey) Cemetery, Co. Carlow, Ireland.
Pte. Patrick Cosgrove
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Naas
(d.25th Sep 1917)
Patrick Cosgrove was my wife's granduncle. His birth was registered in Naas for the first quarter of 1896 - so he was 21 at the date of his death.
I have just discovered that he is interred in the Cojeul British Cemetery, St. Martin-sur-Cojeul, which is located near Arras in France. I am aware that his Battalion was part of the 48th. Brigade of the 16th. Division that saw service in France & Flanders. This would have included the Battle of Langemark in August 1917. I am trying to establish what action he was involved in at the date of his death, that resulted in his interment at Cojeul, since this seems to have been at some distance from the Langemark engagement in August. Can you help?
L/Cpl. Frederick George Cosham
British Army 16th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Paddock Wood, Kent
(d.4th Nov 1918)
2nd Lt. John George Cosson MID DCM.
Australian Imperial Force 16th Infantry Batn.
from:Australia
(d.7th Aug 1916)
John George Cosson was born at Barnes, England during 1866 to parents John and Eliza. He immigrated to Australia at the age of eight and married Elizabeth Mackenzie in 1900. A tobacconist by trade, he enlisted at Perth on 12th May 1915. At the age of 49, he joined the 16th Infantry Battalion with the rank of private and departed Fremantle aboard HMAT Chilka on 18th June 1915. Two nephews, Private Frederick Arthur Kinsey and Private Harry Cosson, also served during the First World War.
Cosson was wounded at the battle of Lone Pine on 7th August 1915 and re-joined his unit during October 1915. Cosson was still at Gallipoli for the evacuation and was amongst the last 22 men to leave. On 1st January 1916, he was promoted to the rank of corporal and four months later transferred to the 48th Infantry Battalion. It was also at this time that he became a second lieutenant. During 1916, Cosson also received a mention in despatches and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. John Cosson was 50 years old when he was killed in action at the battle of Pozieres on 7th August 1916. He is commemorated on the Villers-Brettoneux Australian National Memorial in France.
Pte. William Edward Costain
British Territorial Army 10th Battalion Kings Liverpool Regiment
from:11 Fern Grove Liverpool
(d.28th Apr 1915)
William Costain joined the Kings Liverpool Scottish in 1913 as a territorial soldier. He landed in Le Havre 2nd of November 1914 and proceeded to the Ypres Salient. After a very harsh winter in the trenches. On 28th of April 1915 he was assigned the task of locating a Sniper with another soldier. During the search he was shot and killed by the sniper he was looking for. He was laid to rest beside others of the Liverpool Scottish in enclosure number 3 at Voormenzelee a quiet little village outside of Ypres. My wife and I have visited the Cemetery October 9th 2013 there are a number of Liverpool Scottish soldiers buried there and all are very well looked after.
Cpl George Costall MM
British Army Welch Fusiliers
from:Wallasey
George Costal attested into the British Army on 12 Aug 1904. During World War One he was a corporal with the Royal Welsh Fusilliers, service number 8458. He was wounded and discharged from the army as a result of injuries on 17 Jul 1917. He was awarded the Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal. Information from the Medal Index Card (The National Archive, London)
Pte. Augustus George "Hock" Coste
Australian Imperial Force. 36th Btn.
from:North Sydney
(d.12th Jun 1917)
Augustus Coste enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 6th March 1916. he served with the 36th Battalion 2nd reinforcement. He was mortally wounded on 9th June 1917, and died of wounds on 12th June 1917. He is buried in Trois Arbres Cemetery, France.
Pte James Costello
British Army 2nd Btn Irish Guards
from:Lanark, Scotland
James Costello served with the 2nd Battalion Irish Guards in WW1. He was wounded in France.
Pte. John Costello
British Army 1st Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:54 Moseley Street, Burnley, Lancashire
(d.4th June 1915)
John Costello died on the 4th of June 1915, aged 19 and is commemorated on Sp. Mem. B.18 in the Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Pte John Costello
British Army West Riding Regiment
from:Rochdale
Pte. John Arthur Costello
British Army 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:Bolton, Lancashire
(d.4th December 1915)
John Costello died in Wittenberg P.O.W. camp on 4th/5th December 1915 from TB confirmed by Red Cross records. He was my great uncle.
Gnr. Joseph Costello
British Army 317 Battalion Royal Field Artillery
from:Rochdale
Pte. Manus Alexander Costello
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Bellaghy, County Londonderry
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Manus Costello, born in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, was the son of Patrick and Jane Costello (née Scullion). He enlisted at Omagh, and was aged 28 when he was killed in action on the first day of the The Battle of Messines. He is buried in the La Laiterie Military Cemetery in Belgium.
Pte. Michael Costello
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
from:Nenagh
(d.6th July 1915)
Michael Costello of Nenagh, County Tipperary served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. He died of wounds on the 6th of July 1915 in Flanders.
Pte. Thomas Costello
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:1 Court, 6 Dean's Place, Pershore Street, Birmingham
Pte. Thomas Costello
British Army 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Pendleton, Salford
(d.23rd Oct 1916)
My Son who has joined the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers had a pin badge given to him.The badge was made from the artillery that was found at the Somme. With the badge came a card with a soldiers name, rank and date of death and the cemetery he is buried at. The badges are made for each soldier that died at the Somme so that they are never forgotten. I felt I needed to find out more about Private Thomas Costello and his life so that he will never be forgotten and I am in the process of doing this. Thomas was buried at Guards' Cemetery Lesboeufs. He was possibly the Thomas Costello born in 1882. In 1901 he lived with his widowed mother Catherine and by 1911 he was married to Maria and had two children; Thomas S. and Marion. He was employed as an Iron Turner.
Pte. Patrick Costelloe
from:New Zealand
(d.9th September 1915)
Private Costelloe was the Son of Edmond Costelloe, of Boolteens, Castlemaine.
He was 23 when he died and is buried in the North-East part of the Kiltallagh Catholic Churchyard, Kiltallagh, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
Cpl. Wesley Costen
British Army 7th Btn. D Co. Northamptonshire Regiment
from:Grays, Essex
Wesley Costen served with D company of the 7th Northamptonshire Btn and arrived in France on 16 December 1916. He was a corporal at the time of arriving in France and was married with one child (my Grandfather). He was gassed but never seriously wounded (from my limited research). He was transferred to the Sufolk Reg in March 1919 and stayed on in Germany as part of the occupation force. He died in 1972 from a chest infection.I am continuing to research his service. Regards, Andrew Costen
Pte. James William Cottam
British Army 18th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
from:Scunthorpe, Lincs
James Cottam was invalided out of the HLI after loosing a leg during the Battle of Passchendaele. Like many of his generation he never spoke of his experience. Later he was reunited with Nellie and they married on Boxing Day 1920.
Pte. Thomas Cotter
British Army 12th Battalion Kings Regiment (Liverpool)
from:West Ham, Essex
(d.30th November 1917)
Thoasm Cotter was killed in the German counter offensive at St Waast, east of Cambrai, on Friday, 30th of November 1917. His body was recovered by the enemy and buried at Fontaine-au-Pire Communal Cemetery 11km south-east of Cambrai.
Cpl. William Richard Cotter VC
British Army 6th Btn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
(d.14th March 1916)
William Cotter died of wounds on the 14th of March 1916, aged 33 and is buried in the Lillers Communal Cemetery in France.
An extract from The London Gazette, dated 28th March, 1916 (No. 29527), records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. When his right leg had been blown off at the knee and he had also been wounded in both arms, he made his way unaided for fifty yards to a crater, steadied the men who were holding it, controlled their fire, issued orders, and altered the dispositions of his men to meet a fresh counter-attack by the enemy. For two hours he held his position, and only allowed his wounds to be roughly dressed when the attack had quieted down. He could not be moved back for fourteen hours, and during all this time had a cheery word for all who passed him. There is no doubt that his magnificent courage helped greatly to save a critical situation."
Pte. Leslie Malcolm Cotterell
British Army 16th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
My Grandfather, Leslie Cotterell was badly wounded in attack on the Somme July 1916, one of the stretcher bearers bringing him back was also shot. His parents were called when he arrived back in a Southampton Hospital as they thought he would not survive. He lost one lung at age 19 and was very fortunate to recover.
2nd Lt. Eric Roland Cotterill
Australian Imperial Force 13th Infantry Batn.
from:Australia
(d.9th May 1915)
Eric Roland Cotterill was born at Paddington, New South Wales on 22nd January 1892 to parents George and Dorothea Cotterill. Prior to the First World War, he spent three years as a naval cadet and a further two years in the Naval Reserve. A warehouseman by trade, he enlisted at Rosehill on 21st September 1914 at the age of 22.
Cotterill departed Melbourne with the 13th Infantry Battalion aboard HMAT Ulysses on 22nd December 1914. By this time, he had already been promoted to sergeant. He served with 13th Infantry Battalion at Gallipoli and was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant on 8th May 1915. The following day, Eric Cotterill was killed in action and is buried at Quinn's Post Cemetery, Turkey
Pte Frederick Lambert Cotterill
British Army 13th Btn Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Coventry
Pte. George Edward Cotterill
British Army 19th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:South Shields
(d.2nd Nov 1918)
George Cotterill died of pneumonia whilst on leave on 2nd November 1918. Aged 21 years. He was a member of E company, 19th Northumberland Fusiliers. He is buried in South Shields (Harton) Cemetery, Co. Durham. He was the son of George and Hannah Cotterill of 35, Imeary St South Shields. Born at Thornaby-on-Tees.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Pte John Gleave Cotterill
British Army 16th Btn. B Company Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Bollington
(d.1st April 1917)
100 years on to the day John Cotterill died, I attended his grave at Savy British Cemetery near St. Quentin, France. I know everything about his life, I know it was a cold wintery day when he died, cut down by machine-gun fire. Unfortunately there are no known photos.
He was was born in his grandparents house in High Street, Bollington on 26th of April 1881. On the 1891 Census, he is living in Water Street, Bollington. Aged 9 and a Scholar On the 1901 Census, living in Water Street, Bollington. aged 19, John is single and a Cotton Piecer In May 1904 he is aged 23 and Living at 22 Water Street, Bollington and was a Cotton Operator according to his own wedding certificate. His son William was born in 1906 when he was living at 8 Mount Street, Hurst, Ashton-Under-Lyne and working as a Cotton Self-Actor Minder. In 1908 when his daughter Lily was born he was living at 1 Bright St, Droylsden. On the 1911 Census, he is living at 28 Wharf Street, Droylsden. Aged 29 and a Cotton Spinner. Married for 7 years, he signed the census form. A son John was born at 17 Mees Square, Barton Eccles in 1912, Father John was a Labourer in Iron Foundry
On the 6th of November 1914, John enlisted into 16th Battalion (2nd Salford Pals) Lancashire Fusiliers. In February 1915, his unit moved to Conway, North Wales For Training. and on the 23rd of November 1915 his unit moved to France were he served until his death. On the 1st of July 1916 in the Battle of the Somme, they attacked Leipzig Redoubt near Thiepval. Attacks by the 15th and 16th Lancashire Fusiliers (the first and second Salford pals) and by the 16th Northumberland Fusiliers on Thiepval itself achieved nothing except to cover the ground with corpses. As even the British official history observed, 'Only bullet-proof soldiers could have taken Thiepval this day'. On the 23rd of November 1916 they took part in the attack on Beaumont Hamel.
On the 1st of April 1917 John was killed in action near Savy Wood, St Quentin, France, Aged 35, a private in The Lancashire Fusiliers, Regimental No 11552 (Death Certificate). His body was exhumed in 1920 and moved four and a half miles Savy British Cemetery, "west south west of St Quentin" as quoted in a letter from the war office.
Sgt. Edward Albert Cottingham
British Army 2/4th London (Royal Fusiliers)
from:Islington, London
(d.7th October 1916)
Sgt. Edward Albert Cottingham
British Army 4th Btn London Regiment
from:London
(d.7th Oct 1916)
Edward Cottingham served as a regimental policeman with 4th Btn. London Regiment.
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