COSSEY, William

COSSEY, William

Full Name: William

COSSEY

Date of Birth: 04

1891

Place of birth: Brighton VIC

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Sydney NSW

Next of Kin: Mother- Mrs. Coragill

Next of Kin Address: West Collie WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 1521/1530

Rank: Corporal

Unit/Division: 1st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-11-24

Enlistment Location: Liverpool

New South Wales

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Embarkation Date: 1915-02-11

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-11

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-04-23

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24/11/1914- To 1st battalion 3rd Reinforcements as Private
4/04/1915- Discharged to Duty from 2nd Australian General Hospital Heliopolis Egypt ( Sick )
7/05/1915- Joined 1st Battalion in the field Gallipoli
24/07/1915- Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Slight )
24/07/1915- Admitted 3rd Australian Field Ambulance Gallipoli
26/07/1915- Rejoined Unit in the field Gallipoli ex Wounded
6/08/1915- Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Shrapnel Wound Left Forearm )
6/08/1915- Admitted 1st Casualty Clearing Station Anzac Gallipoli
11/08/1915- Evacuated/Admitted No. 1 Australian General Hospital Heliopolis Egypt ex Hospital Ship Gallipoli  then to No. 3 Aux Hospital Heliopolis Egypt
12/09/1915- Admitted No. 4 Aux Hospital Heliopolis Egypt ( Typhoid )
23/09/1915- Admitted Convalescent Camp Port Said Egypt ( Enteric )
4/11/1915- Embarked Suez for Australia per ” Karoola ” ( Enteric Fever & Dysentry )
4/12/1915- Disembarked Melbourne VIC

 

5/03/1916- Re-Attested & Allotted NEW SERVICE NO. 1530
5/03/1916- Embarked Sydney on ” Kyarra ” with 1st Battalion 18th Reinforcements – Disembarked Plymouth England 3/08/1916
28/11/1916- Appointed ACTING CORPORAL to attend Physical & Bayonet Training Course Portsmouth England
24/01/1917- Promoted CORPORAL at No. 7 & 8 Camps Durrington England
9/03/1917- To 30th Physical & Bayonet Training Course Aldershot England- Qualified to Act as Instructor
7/05/1917- Admitted 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital Bulford England ( Sick )
15/05/1917- Transferred/Admitted Parkhouse Military Hospital England
25/06/1917- Discharged to Duty 1st Training Battalion Durrington England ex Sickness
15/11/1917- Proceeded Overseas 1st Australian Division Base Depot Havre France ex Southampton ex Longbridge Deverill England
29/11/1917- Joined 1st Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
22/04/1918- Admitted 2nd Australian General Hospital France ( Trench Feet ) ex 3rd Australian Field Ambulance ex 13th Casualty Clearing Station
27/04/1918- Evacuated/Admitted 2/1st Southern General Hospital Dudley Road Birmingham England
7/06/1918- Admitted 1st Australian Aux Hospital Harefield England
10/06/1918- Granted Leave England
24/06/1918- To No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny England ex Leave
29/07/1918- To Imperial School of Instruction Tidworth England
9/12/1918- To RBAA Heytesbury England for Return to Australia
2/01/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Berrima ” ( Special 1915 Leave )
17/02/1919- Disembarked Australia
23/04/1919- Discharged from Service