COBB Chart 0300

This is a Chart for Arthur Oliver Cobb and Olive Mary Waller

married
17th April 1911
St Nicolas
Cranleigh, Surrey
witnesses
Ernest Arthur WALLER
Albert BUNCE
F WALLER

1
ARTHUR OLIVER COBB
born  
14th March 1886
181 Rommany Road, Norwood, Surrey
baptised
30th May 1886
St Luke
West Norwood
Surrey
occupation
1901 Painter's Assistant
16th July 1901 
Engine Cleaner for London, Chatham and Dover (East Kent) at Longhedge works and outstations
1911 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry (marriage)
military
Enlisted 20 October 1902 
Service Number 13654 
Royal Marines Light Infantry
1911 Private,
 1916 Corporal, 1922 Sergeant
1924 Enrolled on R F Reserve, 1938 Mobilised
1975 Sergeant retired
medals
 27th October 1918 
Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
9th February 1919 Mons Star
9th July 1920 Bars Roses? for 1913 Star
15th July 1921 British War & Victory Medals

British War Medal

1914 Star
(Mons Star)
he also gained a bar to this medal

Victory Medal

died
  5th May 1975
44 Carlisle Road
Hove, East Sussex
of
Carcinoma of Oesophagus
Congestive Cardiac Failure
probate
7th July 1975
London
will
£6598

  

2
OLIVE MARY WALLER
born  
6th April 1885
Rudgwick Village
Rudgwick, Sussex
baptised
7th June 1885
Holy Trinity, Rudgwick, Sussex
occupation
1891 Grocer's Assistant
1901 General Servant Domestic
1911 Domestic Servent
died
24th April 1973
Poole District
Dorset
Age 88 years
3
Irene Olive
COBB
born
 4th March 1912
11 Coronation Terrace
 Upper Higham, nr Rochester, Kent
died
 16th February 2004
 Bournemouth District, Dorset

married
June quarter
1938
Registry Office
Highbury, London
Richard 
YOUNG		 4
Evelyn Hilda
COBB
born
 5th September 1913
11 Coronation Terrace
 Upper Higham, nr Rochester, Kent
died
17th December 2004
Brighton District, Sussex.

married(1)
22nd February 1940
Horsham Registry Office
Horsham, Sussex
witnesses
 D BOTTING
 B SPIRET
divorced 1947
Russell
LESLIE

~(2)
Lewis (Lou)
WEST
  1. 1886 181 Romany Road, West Norwood, Surrey (baptism of Arthur Oliver Cobb)
    1891 65 Stewards Road, Battersea, London RG12/426 Folio 133/34 Page 36/37
    1901 Wycliffe Road, Battersea, London
    20 October 1902 - 1 October 1903 Depot
    15 October 1903 – 14 July 1904 Chatham, Kent
    18 July 1904 – 31 August 1904 Embarked on “Goliath”
    1 September 1904 – 28 October 1904 Chatham, Kent
    29 October 1904- 8 November 1904 Embarked on “Sully” (?)
    19 November 1904 – 30 November 1904 Chatham, Kent
    1 December 1904 – 26 November 1906 Embarked “Irresistible” 
    27 November 1906 – 5 September 1907 Chatham, Kent
    6 September 1907 – 2 November 1909 Embarked “Terror”
    3 November 1909 – 2 May 1910 Chatham, Kent
    3 May 1910 – 2 April 1912 Embarked “Antrim” 
    1911 H.M.S. "Antrim" Chatham, Kent 
    4 April 1912 – 21 May 1913 Chatham, Kent 
    22 May 1913 -1 August 1914 Embarked “Ganges”
    2 August 1914 – 11 September 1914 Chatham, Kent
    12 September 1914 – 31 December 1917 Embarked “Victory of R M Brigide” (?)
    1 January 1918 – 12 February 1919 Chatham, Kent
    13 February 1919 – 19 March 1920 Embarked “Shotley T E”
    20 March 1920 – 12 March 1924 Chatham, Kent Discharged. Termination of the Second Period of Engagement
    3 May 1925 – 6 September 1925 Chatham, Kent
    1925 29 Fleet Street, London (London Electoral Roll)
    1926 29 Fleet Street, London (London Electoral Roll)
    1927 29 Fleet Street, London (London Electoral Roll)
    25 July 1927 – 12 March 1935 Chatham, Kent Discharged attained age of 50 years 
    28 September 1938 – 3 October 1938 Mobilised
    2 February 1940 Chatham, Kent
    1 January 1942 – 21 December 1943 R M School of Signals, Chatham, Division. Released to Reserve list with exemption War Gratuity Paid. Character V G Ability Sat.
    1975 44 Carlisle Road, Hove, Sussex (address given at probate)
    Information from Mrs Evelyn WEST née COBB
    My own father was quite a clever man but was very strict, so strict I left home as soon as possible but visited and kept in touch” My mother was different. Generous, always beautifully dressed. She made her own clothes and was very good to her many sisters who were very poor
    Information about Arthur Oliver Cobb from the National Archives. I think the information below is clear enough without it being transcribed
    Information about Railway employment 16 July 1901 - 20 September 1902
     Name: Arthur Oliver COBB
    Residence Date: 16 Jul 1901 
    Company: London, Chatham and Dover (East Kent) 
    Description: Register of staff at Longhedge works and outstations 1864 - 1918 
    Railway Record
    COBB Arthur Oliver 16 4 00 Fine (or Fire) for Box ?/8 2/- 20.8/02
    Left without notice good worker, nothing against him 11 1002
    Information from UK Royal Marines Registers of Service Index, 1842-1825 from ancestry.com
     Name: Arthur Oliver COBB
    Birth Date: 13 Mar 1885
    Enlistment Date: 20 Oct 1902
    Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
    Register Number: 13654
    URL: (the URL takes you to the National Archives - see above)
    National Archives
    Reference: ADM 159/58/13654
    Description: 
    Name COBB Arthur Oliver
    Register Number: 13654
    Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
    When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 20 October 1902
    Date of Birth: 13 March 1885
    Date: [1891-1903]
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    Information taken from War Record
    Height on enlistment 5’ 5 1/10”; on re-engagement 5’6”; on discharge from service 5’ 7”
    Complexion: Fresh
    Hair: Brown
    Eyes: Grey
    E tattooed left fan?
    Able to Swim? YES Tested 18th February 1903 at Depot
    Married 17th April 1911
    Employment during service
    20th December 1905 Wireless Telegraph duties H.M S Irresistible
    20th May 1913 D M Police
    27th February 1924 Sigmore? Inst.Tsmep?)
    Passing and Revision of Drills
    Followed by your lovely chart – you have done brilliantly sorting that lot out!
    Good Conduct Badges and Promotion and Reductions
    Class Date No in Possession Date of Award & Dep? Rank Co Date
    First 21.10.02 One 12 March 05 Lce Cpl    12 May 15 10.2.16
        Two 11 March 09 Cpl    22 Aug 22
        Three 10 March 15 Srgt    
        Four 9 .3.19      

    Information from Forces War Records sent by John TERRY 23/11/2014
     Second entry (first related to WWI so has been listed next)
    First Name: Arthur Oliver 
    Initials: A 
    Surname: COBB
    Nationality: British 
    Service Number: 13654 
    Service From Date: 1902-10-20 
    Service: Royal Marines 
    Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division 
    Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division during the Boer War 1899-1902
    More information about Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
    Formed: 1775
    Disbanded: 1950
    The Royal Marines were based at Chatham for over 200 years. From 1775 until 1950 the Chatham Division of Royal Marines occupied barracks on a site adjacent to the southern end of the Dockyard. During this time, the Chatham Division was visited by a number of royal guests.
    HMS Pembroke, the Royal Naval Barracks at Chatham, was built between the Steam Yard and Brompton barracks in the early years of the century. By the outbreak of the First World War Chatham had become one of the Royal Navy's three manning ports with over a third of the navy - 205 ships manned by men allocated to the Chatham Division - a role that was to continue until the advent of central manning in 1956.
    Thereafter Chatham became home to the reserve - or standby fleet, although a number of operational ships were also based at the Dockyard including the Antarctic patrol vessel HMS Endurance. 
    First entry
    First Name: Arthur Oliver 
    Initials: A 
    Surname: COBB
    Nationality: British 
    Date of Death: 05/05/1975 
    Information: Chatham Battalion at Antwerp 1914. Discharged to Pension. 1914 Star issued to R.M. Barracks Chatham (undated), Clasp issued 7/7/1920. 
    Rank: Corporal 
    Service Number: CH/13654 
    Campaign Medals: 
    1914 Star
    The 1914 Star was instituted in 1917 for service ashore in France and Flanders between 5 August and 22 November 1914. In 1919 a clasp bearing the above dates was authorised and given to those individuals who had actually been under fire between the prescribed dates, popularly known as the 'Mons star' there were 378,000 awarded in total. 
    The 1914/15 Star was instituted in 1918 and awarded to those individuals who saw service in France and Flanders from 23 November 1914 to 31 December 1915, and to those individuals who saw service in any other operational theatre from 5 August 1914 to 31 December 1915. 
    A person who served during the period of 05/08/1914 and 31/12/1915 would have been awarded one or the other of the 'stars' (ie either the 1914 star which has '1914' on the scroll OR the 1914-15 star which has '1914-15' on the scroll, NOT both. 2,366,000 awarded in total. 
    Victory Medal
    Given the information we have available it is likely that Arthur Oliver COBB was entitled to the Victory medal, also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. This medal was awarded to all who received the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star and, with certain exceptions, to those who received the British War Medal. It was never awarded alone. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
    Eligibility for this award consisted of having been mobilised, fighting, having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August, 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November, 1918. Women who served in any of the various military organisations in a theatre of operations were also eligible. 
    British War Medal
    From the information available to us, it is very possible that Arthur Oliver COBB was entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918.
    The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period. 
    Clasps Awarded: 1914 Star Clasp
    The 1914 Star, also known as the Mons Star, was a campaign medal of the British Empire, for service in World War One. This would have been awarded to Arthur Oliver COBB for service in France or Belgium, or service in either of those countries between 5th August and midnight on 22nd/23rd November 1914.
    Arthur Oliver COBB was one of the recipients of the pre-war British Army, specifically the British Expeditionary Force, who landed In France soon after the outbreak of war and who took part in the retreat from Mons. Arthur Oliver COBB would have also received the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
    The bar is bronze and bears on it "5th Aug - 22nd Nov. 1914". There are small holes on each corner enabling it to be sewn on to the ribbon. Those entitled to the bar wear a small silver rose in the centre of the ribbon when the dedal is not worn. 
    Service: Royal Marines 
    Branch: royal marine light infantry 
    More information about Royal Marine Light Infantry
    Formed: 1855
    Disbanded: 1923
    During World War I, in addition to their usual stations aboard ship, Royal Marines were part of the Royal Naval Division which landed in Belgium in 1914 to help defend Antwerp and later took part in the amphibious landing at Gallipoli in 1915. It also served on the Western Front in the trenches.
    The Division's first two commanders were Royal Marine Artillery Generals. Other Royal Marines acted as landing parties in the Naval campaign against the Turkish fortifications in the Dardanelles before the Gallipoli landings. They were sent ashore to assess damage to Turkish fortifications after bombardment by British and French ships and, if necessary, to complete their destruction. The Royal Marines were the last to leave Gallipoli, replacing both British and French troops in a neatly planned and executed withdrawal from the beaches. It even required some Marines to wear French uniforms as part of the deception.
    In 1918 Royal Marines led the Zeebrugge Raid. Five Royal Marines earned the Victoria Cross in the First World War, two at Zeebrugge, one at Gallipoli, one at the Battle of Jutland and one on the Western Front. After the war Royal Marines took part in the allied intervention in Russia. In 1919, the 6th Battalion RMLI rose in mutiny and was disbanded at Murmansk. 
    See more information on Royal Marine Light Infantry 
    Collection: Royal Marines Campaign Medal Rolls 1914-1920 
    Third entry
    First Name: Arthur Oliver 
    Surname: COBB
    Information: 1914 Star issued to R.M. Barracks Chatham (undated), Clasp issued 7/7/1920. 
    More Information: Chatham Battalion at Antwerp 1914. Discharged to Pension. 
    Further Information: CHAT008 
    Rank: Corporal 
    Service Number: CH/13654 
    Campaign Medals: 
    British War Medal
    From the information available to us, it is very possible that Arthur Oliver COBB was entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918.
    The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period. 
    Victory Medal
    Given the information we have available it is likely that Arthur Oliver COBB was entitled to the Victory medal, also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. This medal was awarded to all who received the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star and, with certain exceptions, to those who received the British War Medal. It was never awarded alone. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
    Eligibility for this award consisted of having been mobilised, fighting, having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August, 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November, 1918. Women who served in any of the various military organisations in a theatre of operations were also eligible. 
    1914 Star
    The 1914 Star was instituted in 1917 for service ashore in France and Flanders between 5 August and 22 November 1914. In 1919 a clasp bearing the above dates was authorised and given to those individuals who had actually been under fire between the prescribed dates, popularly known as the 'Mons star' there were 378,000 awarded in total. 
    The 1914/15 Star was instituted in 1918 and awarded to those individuals who saw service in France and Flanders from 23 November 1914 to 31 December 1915, and to those individuals who saw service in any other operational theatre from 5 August 1914 to 31 December 1915. 
    A person who served during the period of 05/08/1914 and 31/12/1915 would have been awarded one or the other of the 'stars' (ie either the 1914 star which has '1914' on the scroll OR the 1914-15 star which has '1914-15' on the scroll, NOT both. 2,366,000 awarded in total. 
    British War Medal
    From the information available to us, it is very possible that Arthur Oliver COBB was entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918.
    The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period. 
    Service: Royal Marines 
    Primary Unit: Royal Marine Light Infantry 
    Royal Marine Light Infantry during World War 1
    More information about Royal Marine Light Infantry
    Formed: 1855
    Disbanded: 1923
    During World War I, in addition to their usual stations aboard ship, Royal Marines were part of the Royal Naval Division which landed in Belgium in 1914 to help defend Antwerp and later took part in the amphibious landing at Gallipoli in 1915. It also served on the Western Front in the trenches.
    The Division's first two commanders were Royal Marine Artillery Generals. Other Royal Marines acted as landing parties in the Naval campaign against the Turkish fortifications in the Dardanelles before the Gallipoli landings. They were sent ashore to assess damage to Turkish fortifications after bombardment by British and French ships and, if necessary, to complete their destruction. The Royal Marines were the last to leave Gallipoli, replacing both British and French troops in a neatly planned and executed withdrawal from the beaches. It even required some Marines to wear French uniforms as part of the deception.
    In 1918 Royal Marines led the Zeebrugge Raid. Five Royal Marines earned the Victoria Cross in the First World War, two at Zeebrugge, one at Gallipoli, one at the Battle of Jutland and one on the Western Front. After the war Royal Marines took part in the allied intervention in Russia. In 1919, the 6th Battalion RMLI rose in mutiny and was disbanded at Murmansk.
    See more information on Royal Marine Light Infantry 
    Collection: The Jack Clegg Memorial Database of the 1914 Star Medal to the Royal Navy & Royal Marines 

    2. We  were sent two pages by the National Archives and the first one did not appear to be relevant to Arthur Oliver COBB being for a John Henry Augustus SMITH  but looking more closely at it we found the following few lines which continue with the service of Arthur Olive Cobb.
  2. 1891 College Road, Cranleigh, Surrey 
    Walter and his family lived about 6 houses from Common House
    1901 The Village, Cranleigh, Surrey
    1911 Ewhurst Road, Cranleigh, Surrey
    1911 Cranleigh, Surrey (marriage) for Olive 
    1925 29 Fleet Street, London (London Electoral Roll)
    1926 29 Fleet Street, London (London Electoral Roll)
    1927 29 Fleet Street, London (London Electoral Roll)
    Sister in Law to Agnes and Winifred COBB, but also related through the WALLER and STEMP families
    Information from Mrs Evelyn WEST née COBB
     My own father was quite a clever man but was very strict, so strict I left home as soon as possible but visited and kept in touch”. My mother was different. Generous, always beautifully dressed. She made her own clothes and was very good to her many sisters who were very poor.
  3. Godalming, Surrey and  Poole, Dorset
  4. 2 years - 114 Shirley Street, Hove, Sussex
    16 years - 8 City View, Bath, Somerset
    35 years - 40 Bolsover Road, Hove, Sussex
    1997 - 12 The Dene, The Green, Rottingdean, East Sussex

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