| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0216 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Cosson, John George |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/544 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Cosson, John George (Lieutenant, b.1866 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to service of 2454 Lieutenant John George Cosson DCM, 16 Battalion and 48 Battalion. Collection includes handwritten transcripts of extracts from part of a diary written by Cosson while on Gallipoli prior to the evacuation, December 1915. During this time he was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal. Cosson was killed in action at Pozieres on 7 August 1916. Copies made 1928 by Mrs Elizabeth Cosson in response to a request made by the Australian War Memorial. Location of originals unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Lieutenant, DCM, 16th Battalion & 48 Battalion; killed in action, Pozieres, 7 August 1916. Commission agent (tobacconist) of East Fremantle, WA; born Barnes, England; came to Australia aged 8; educated at a state school; enlisted AIF 12 May 1915, posted to 16 Battalion; wounded 8 August 1915 ANZAC (Lone Pine?); won DCM while with 16 Battalion; transferred to 48 Battalion (probably in Egypt, early 1916); age at time of death 50 years.