Alexander William Cossey Private - C-Coy, 9th (Essex) Parachute Battalion

Data:

• Last name:Cossey
• Initials:A.W.
• Nationality:Great Britain
• Date of birth:30-11-1924
• Place of birth:Stokesby, Norfolk
• Homeland:Great Britain
• Age :20
• Family:son of George Edgar and Margaret Cossey, of Stokesby, Norfolk,
• Army number:14592364
• Rank:Private
• Unit:C-Coy, 9th (Essex) Parachute Battalion
• Division:6th Airborne Division
• Details:Killed by German artillery fire. Private Cossey was the cook of C coy.

• Deceased on:23-01-1945
• Place of Death: Horn, Casquettenhof
• Field grave: Heibloem
• Place Cemetery: Venray
• Cemetery Name: Venray War Cemetery
• Land Cemetery: Netherlands
• Plot Cemetery: IV
• Row Cemetery: A
• Number Cemetery: 7

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