Basic Details
Surname
Cobbold
Forenames
R H W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Robert Henry Wanklyn
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
All extra details are based on information supplied by the College Archivist (see Additional Information). This included the following biographical details: '(1912) Born 3 December 1892, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire; son of Robert Russell Cobbold, Clerk in Holy Orders, and Mary Elizabeth Wanklyn. Subject(s): Classics. Tutor(s): E E Sikes. Educ: King's Choir School, Cambridge; Marlborough College. Career: Second Lieutenant, then Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, attached 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade 1914-1915. Awards: Foundaton and Junior Scholarships, Marlborough College; Entrance Scholarship, SJC 1911. Died 9 September 1915 (killed in action at Fleurbaix, Flanders).'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rifle Brigade
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Fleurbaix
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1915
Month of death
September
Day of death
9
Age at death
22
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial