John
Edward
Cobby
Born in Wandsworth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Arthur Edward Stanley Cobby
and Alice (Nash) Cobby
Husband of
Jessie Constance Mary Ferguson
— married
1920 in Victoria, Australia
Father of
Jessie Beatrice Cobby
Died
at about age 80
in Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2018
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Biography
John Edward Cobby was born in 1889 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England. He was the eldest of five sons of Arthur Cobby and Alice Nash. [1]
John Cobby migrated from England to Victoria.
2nd Lieutenant John Cobby served in the Australian Flying Corps in World War I
Service started: 1917
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1919
Service started: 1917
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1919
Like two of his younger brothers, John served as a junior officer in the Australian Flying Corps during The Great War; enlisted 27th July 1917, returned to Australia 30th April 1919. [2]
John married Jessie Ferguson in 1920 in Victoria. [3]
He passed away in 1969 in Victoria. [4]
Sources
- ↑ UK FreeBMD Birth Index Jun qtr 1889 vol 1d page 647
- ↑ Australian War Memorial Nominal roll: Lieutenant John Edward Cobby; accessed 6 Mar 2018
- ↑ Victoria Marriage Index #2995/1920
- ↑ Victoria Death Index #25370/1969
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