Regimental number | 100 |
Place of birth | Kempsey, New South Wales |
School | Public School, Carrow Brook, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stock overseer |
Address | St Clair, Singleton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Arthur C Cobcroft, St. Clair, Singleton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as ALH Trooper. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted August 1914; sailed October 1914. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Boisguillaume Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 8A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 28 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur Charlton and Amy COBCROFT, Sherwood, Macleay River, New South Wales. Native of Kempsey, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Pte A.S. Cobcroft 7th LH; Pte R.H. Cobcroft AAME. |