Gordon Sallnow COSGROVE
- Born: Abt 1898, Muswell Hill LDN
- Died: 4 Nov 1917, WW1 aged about 19
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation. Gordon played the organ and also sang well. His niece writes: I understand he was killed when, just having earned his wings in the Flying Corps, he thought he would go up for a celebratory flight before dinner and the 'plane exploded. He had won a scholarship, I think in Hebrew, to St John's College, Cambridge.
Name: COSGROVE, GORDON SALLNOW Initials: G S Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Second Lieutenant Regiment/Service: Royal Flying Corps Age: 19 Date of Death: 04/11/1917 Additional information: Son of William Owen Cosgrove and Edith Reseigh Cosgrove. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 156. 40804. Cemetery: HIGHGATE CEMETERY
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