More about John Cosgrove

For reasons unknown John is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.

John was killed in action near Albert. while sleeping in a dugout a shell made a direct hit, and his death was instantaneous. His Officer wrote “He came to France with me, and I found him ever a good and reliable soldier. Naturally quiet, he went about his work without fuss or trouble, and withal, he was a keen soldier who had long desired to do battery work. He died as he lived, doing his duty, without parade or ostentation, and I am very much the poorer for his untimely end. He lies at rest in a little village behind the line”.