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We remember Richard Cosh
We remember Richard Cosh
Timeline
Timeline
1891
1893
sibling
Adam French Cosh
Source:9412267
5th January 1893
1911
enlistment
Greenock, Renfrewshire
United Kingdom
Source:9413653
1911
1911
service
British Army
Private
1990
Black Watch
2nd Battalion
Source:9413653
1911 - 29th November 1914
1911
service
British Army
5638
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Source:9413653
1911 - 1911
1912
events
Private
Service Abroad
Bareilly
India
Mobilisation to travel to France began on 9th August, with the 2nd Batt. BW, as part of the 7th India (Meerut Division). Left Karachi on 16th Sept. 1914, arriving in Marseille on 12 October.
Source:9413244
1912 - 1914
1914
service
British Army
Private
1990
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Source:9413896
November 1914
1914
dates
Age 23
Source:9413610
29th November 1914
service
British Army
Private
1990
2nd Royal Highlanders
Source:968254
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:9413653
1914
death
Killed in Action
The 2nd Battalion was protecting the line around Festubert, Givenchy and Loos on the night that he died. [Wauchope]
France
Source:9412267
29th November 1914
burial
Festubert, Pas de Calais,
France
VIII, H17
Source:9412267
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Richard |
| Initials | R |
| Last Name | Cosh |
| Source | 968254 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 1990 | 2nd Royal Highlanders | Private | ||
| British Army | 1990 | Black Watch | 2nd Battalion | Private | |
| British Army | 5638 | Royal Scots Fusiliers | |||
| British Army | 1990 | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | Private |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Cosh | father | ||
| Annie Douglas French | mother |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam French Cosh | brother | 5th January 1893 |
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Richard CoshAttached to newspaper article published in 1915 by the Galloway Gazette informing of his death and republished in 2015
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Janet23062
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Fife3190 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| National Records of Scotland, Statutory Registers of Death | Janet23062 | |
| A History of the Black Watch [Royal Highlanders] in the Great War, Vol. 1. | Janet23062 | |
| Galloway Gazette | Janet23062 | |
| Dumfries and Galloway Standard | Janet23062 | |
| UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 -1918 | Janet23062 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Cosh | Janet23062 |
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