Medals, Military
Description
A medal group awarded to Sergeant Andrew John Cosbrook. A Military Medal for bravery is on the left. " 2-191, Sgt. A.J. Cosbrook, 3 By, A.N.Z.C. " is marked on the medal which is mounted together with a 1914-15 star, a British War Medal, a Victory Medal (which bears a mentioned in despatches oak leaf on the ribbon) and a Croix de Guerre.
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These
medals
were
awarded
to
Sergeant
Andrew
John
Cosbrook,
who
joined
the
New
Zealand
Field
Artillery
early
in
World
War
One.
He
landed
at
Gallipoli,
and
was
awarded
the
Military
Medal
for
his
actions
on
the
Cape
Helles
front
in
June
1916.
He
then
served
on
the
Western
Front,
and
in
September
1916,
was
MID
(Mentioned
in
Despatches)
and
awarded
a
French
Croix
de
Guerre
for
his
actions
in
finding
and
rescuing
a
wounded
officer.
Cosbrook
was
killed
in
France
on
3
September
1918,
just
a
few
months
before
the
end
of
the
war.
Accession number
A91.136
Collection type
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