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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Lance Corporal Charles Leonard Cogar |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Lance Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
Charles Leonard |
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| Surname: |
Cogar |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
10/842 |
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| Place of Birth: |
London, England |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Next of Kin: |
Richard Cogar (father), 261 Clifford Street, Gisborne, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
261 Clifford Street, Gisborne, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Limerick or Arawa |
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| Destination: |
Suez,Egypt (3 December 1914) |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
137 |
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| Campaigns: |
Gallipoli |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
8 August 1915 |
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| Age at Death: |
22 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Memorial Reference: |
18 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Son of Richard and Janetta Cogar, of Fenton Street, Stratford.
- Brother of Richard Cogar (10/843), who was killed in action on 5 June 1915, at Gallipoli.
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 |
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| Further References: |
Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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