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Cecil
Roy
Cobby
Born in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Arthur Edward Stanley Cobby
and Alice (Nash) Cobby
Brother of
John Edward Cobby, Stanley Harry Basil Cobby, Arthur Henry Cobby and Stanley Osborne Cobby
Husband of
Bertha Emily (Morrison) Cobby
— married
1948 in Victoria, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 58
in Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2018
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Biography
Cecil Roy Cobby was born on 3rd October 1896 in St Kilda, Victoria (Australia). He was the third of the four surviving sons of Arthur Cobby and Alice Nash. [1]
Cecil Cobby is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Australian Imperial Force 1916-1919
Australian Flying Corps
Served in the Australian Imperial Force 1916-1919
Australian Flying Corps
Like his famous brother, Harry, Cecil served in the Australian Flying Corps during The Great War; enlisted 10th January 1916, returned to Australia 15th May 1919. [2]
Cecil Cobby is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Australian Army 1939-1940
12th Garrison Battalion
Served in the Australian Army 1939-1940
12th Garrison Battalion
Cecil again served his country through the Australian Army during the Second World War, in the 12th Garrison Battalion; enlisted 2nd October 1939, discharged 19th February 1940. [3]
Cecil Cobby is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Royal Australian Air Force 1940-1946
No.10 Operational Group
Served in the Royal Australian Air Force 1940-1946
No.10 Operational Group
He then transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force, where he served until the end of the war, being discharged on 3rd April 1946. [4] He was Mentioned in Despatches on 4th May 1945 for distinguished service with No.10 Operational Group. [5]
He married Bertha Morrison in 1948 in Victoria. [6]
Aged 58 years, he passed away in 1955 in Victoria. [7]
Sources
- ↑ Victoria Birth Index #31261/1896
- ↑ Australian War Memorial Nominal roll: Second Lieutenant Cecil Roy Cobby; accessed 6 Mar 2018
- ↑ Australian War Memorial Nominal roll: V80053 Lieutenant Cecil Roy Cobby; accessed 6 Mar 2018
- ↑ Australian War Memorial Nominal roll: 250918 Squadron Leader Cecil Roy Cobby; accessed 6 Mar 2018
- ↑ Australian War Memorial Honours and Awards: Cecil Roy Cobby; accessed 31 Jul 2018
- ↑ Victoria Marriage Index #8026/1948
- ↑ Victoria Death Index #3810/1955
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