Stanley Osborne Cobby (1906 - 1948)

Born 13 Jul 1906 in Saint Kilda, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Emily Percival (Henson) Cobby — married 1921 in Victoria, Australia

Died 1948 at about age 41 in Victoria, Australia

Biography

Stanley Cobby was born in Victoria, Australia

Stanley Cobby is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Stanley Cobby is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Australian Army 1941-1943
Rank at discharge: Private. unit=2/5 Australian Ordnance Stores Company

Stanley Osborne Cobby was born on 13th July 1906 in Saint Kilda, Victoria, Australia. He was the youngest son of Arthur Cobby and Alice Nash. ^[1]

Too young to enlist in The Great War, Stanley ensured that he got to serve his country in the Second World War; enlisting on 26th May 1941, discharged 15th October 1943. He was a member of the 2/5th Australian Ordnance Stores Company. ^{[2] [3]}

Stanley married Florence Henson in 1921 in Victoria. ^[4]

Aged 42 years, he passed away in 1948 in Victoria. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria Birth Index #10147/1906
2. ↑ Australian War Memorial Nominal roll: VX52709 Private Stanley Osborne Cobby
3. ↑ World War Two Service (Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs : accessed 12 Apr 2023), Veteran Details for STANLEY OSBORNE COBBY for Service with the Australian Army. Service Number: VX52709; Rank: Private; Enlistment from 26 May 1941 to 15 October 1943.
4. ↑ Victoria Marriage index #9089/1921
5. ↑ Victoria Death Index #23632/1948