Cobby, John Harris

Date of Birth1887-10-11
Date of Death1941-05-04
GenderMale
Birth PlaceUnited Kingdom, Poole, Dorset

Service Details

ServiceRAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry1919-04-01
RankCommander
Discharged Date1921-10-05
Discharge TypeReverted to RN
Discharge NotesLoan period from RN expired
Service Period1892-1932,1939-40
Active Service (War service)Boer, WW1 & WW2
Service RecordYes
ShipRefer Service Records see Sources
Service 2RN - Royal Navy
Service Period1892-1932
Service 3RN - Royal Navy
Service Period1939-1940

Cemetery Details

Cemetery NameNorthern Suburbs Crematorium, 199 Delhi Road Macquarie Park NSW 2113
Cemetery AddressMacquarie Park, NSW
Grave TypeCremation

Notes

Gunner HMS Vindictive. Promotion due to service during raid on Belgian Coast ie Zeebruge. Died Chatswood NSW 1941. Loan to RAN 1919-1921.

Sources

ADM-196-96-246, 196-144-748, 196-156-38 & 196-166-288 UK Archives Service Record - Australian National Archives Death Notice - SMH Mon 5 May 1941 Veteran of 3 Wars Dies in Sydney- Kalgoorlie Miner Wed 7 May 1941

Contributors

Researched by: Mark Fleming