COBB, Elbert Reddington
| Service Numbers: | 4090, 3225 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 December 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Russell, St Lawrence, New York, USA, 22 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Miles, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic & Motor Driver |
| Died: | Illness, Peel Island, Queensland, Australia, 30 May 1959, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4090, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked 4090, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement 4090, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, 4090, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jan 1918: | Enlisted 3225, Reinforcements WW1, Air Mechanic 2nd class February reinforcements Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Second Lieutenant, 3225, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), RMS Osterley, Sydney Commissioned to 2nd Lieutenant | |
| 8 May 1918: | Involvement 3225, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 7 Jan 1920: | Discharged 3225, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
Help us honour Elbert Reddington Cobb's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Elbert Reddington Edward COBB was born on 22nd July, 1894 in Russell, St Lawrence, New York - on one of his enlistment papers he stated he was born in Montreal, Canada which is incorrect - he was also listed under Albert Reddington COBB which was corrected to Elbert later on after his Mother contacted the Army
His parents were Stephen Montgomery COBB and Caroline Amanda REDDINGTON who married on 28th December, 1875 in Bucks Bridge, St Lawrence, New York
He first enlisted in Melbourne on 30th December, 1915 and embarked with the 24th Infantry Battalion, 10th Reinforcements from Melbourne on the HMAT Wiltshire on 7th March, 1916 - he returned to Australia on 28th July, 1917 suffering from pleurisy and was discharged on 29th November, 1917
Elbert re-enlisted in Melbourne on 15th January, 1918 and embarked from Sydney on the RMS Osterley on 8th May, 1918 as an Air Mechanic 2nd class with the February reinforcements of the Australian Flying Corp (AFC) - he returned to Australia on 1st November, 1919 & his employment was terminated on 7th January, 1920
In 1943 while living in Brisbane, Queensland he applied for naturalization and stated he had been living in Australia for 40 years by that time
Elbert died at Peel Island, Queensland on 30th May, 1959
Click images to start slideshow.