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COSGRAVE, Francis Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 60 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | North Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Maribyrnong, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 6, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Yarra Junction War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 60, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 60, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 60, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 1 Nov 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 60, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 60 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Cosgrave and Alice Ann Cosgrave nee Callaghan of 119 Victoria Street, Collingwood, Victoria. Brother of Annie Evelyn Cosgrave, Cecelia Margaret Cosgrave, James William Cosgrave and Louisa Jane Cosgrave
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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