English Māori James Archer Cobbald Born 17 December 1919 - Died 20 August 2015 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 28189 AWMM Also known asArch AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankLieutenant/Military AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy James Archer Cobbald - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJames Archer AWMM SurnameCobbald AWMM Ingoa Also known asArch AWMM Service numberWWII 28189 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth17 December 1919 AWMM Papakura, Auckland AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Pre 23 April 1905 AWMM Oakland Road, Papakura, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationPost Office Worker/Civilian AWMM C & M. (Construction and Maintenace) Branch Post Office Employee AWMM Next of kin on embarkation Relationship statusPre 11 November 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignNorth Africa AWMM Italy AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 28189 AWMM Military service21 Infantry Battalion AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM Italy Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingNgaruawahia, Fiji ,Papakura, Maadi, O.C.T.U. Palestine AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1940 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Service Station Attendant/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Rangatira AWMM Private AWMM 30 Infantry Battalion AWMM WW2 Vessel was Aquitania AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesWeight, Unknown Period AWMM 10.5 stone AWMM Height, Unknown Period AWMM 6 foot AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Sandfly fever AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Yellow Jaundice (3 times) AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankLieutenant/Military AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Member of the Papakura RSA. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death20 August 2015 Death Notice Age 95 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath NOtice: New Zealand Herald, 22 August 2015 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember James Archer Cobbald by laying a poppy. Robert Edward Cobb Walter Cobb James Archer Cobbald Malcolm Edward Cobbald Robert Lockwood Cobbald Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of James Archer Cobbald Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.90 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.70 AWMM 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License