Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameFrancis William Milton COSENS, 2C1R
Birth27 Jun 1918, Queensland, Australia
DeathMar 1995, Chelmsford, Essex
OccupationBritish Navy, Farmer
FatherCaptain Frederick William Ullathorne COSENS (1879-1963)
MotherMary Kathleen CAPELL (1874-1950)
Notes for Francis William Milton COSENS
Australia Birth Index
Francis William Cosens, born June 27 1918, Queensland, Australia, father William Frederick Cosens, mother Dorothy Capel
UK Incoming Passenger Lists
Departed Sydney, Australia, on the Miltiades, arrived London, England April 30, 1919
Address Sampsons, Tillingham, Essex
Frederick Cosens, Army, age 41
Dorothy Cosens, age 41
Rosa Cosens, age 2
Francis Cosens, age 9 months
[Presumably Dorothy was Kathleen. Did she use the name Dorothy in Australia? The answer seems to be yes as on her daughter’s birth records she is recorded as Dorothy Capel. Did they just record her age the same as her husband?]
UK Navy Lists 1937
Francis William Milton Cosens, Midshipman (probationary), February 1 1937
UK Navy Lists 1939
Francis William Milton Cosens, Midshipman, February 1 1937
UK Navy Lists 1941, 1942
Royal Naval Reserve
Sub-Lieutenants
Francis William Milton Cosens, January 11, 1940
UK Navy Lists 1944
Royal Naval Reserve
Lieutenants
Francis William Milton Cosens, July 11, 1942
Admiralty Fleet Orders
Admiralty, Whitehall, August 15 1944
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Distinguished Service Order and to approve the following awards:- For gallant and distinguished service in special operations:
The Distinguished Service Cross
Lieutenant Francis William Milton Cosens, R.N.R.
[Note: 1) Wikipedia states -The DSC is "awarded in recognition of an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy at sea." and
2) it is for special operations]
THE ROYAL NAVY
2791
M.G.B. [Motor Gun Boat] 179.
Lieutenant, F. W. M. Cosens, dsc 13 Nov 44
R.N.R. (In Command)
[MGB see Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_gunboat]
from https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/17535.html
Allied Warships
HMS MGB 179 (MGB 179)
Motor Gun Boat of the Higgins 82 feet-type class
Navy The Royal Navy
Type Motor Gun Boat
Class Higgins 82 feet-type
Pennant MGB 179
Built by Higgins Industries (New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.)
Laid down 21 Aug 1942
Launched 31 Dec 1942
Commissioned 17 Oct 1944
History
Ex American USS PT 215
Returned to the USN on 23 October 1945
and
Technical information
Type Motor Gun Boat
Displacement 46 BRT
Length 82 feet
Complement 12 men
Armament
2 20mm AA (2x1)
4 .5" AA machine guns (2x2)
4 .303" AA machine guns (2x2)
Max speed 42 knots
Engines Petrol engines, 3 shafts
Power 4050 BHP
UK Navy Lists 1945, 1946
Royal Naval Reserve
Lieutenants
Francis William Milton Cosens, Distinguished Service Cross, July 11, 1942
UK Navy Lists 1949
Emergency Officers
Lieutenants
Francis William Milton Cosens, seniority July 11, 1942, transfer December 20, 1947
[interestingly no D.S.C. listed]
In the March 1995 death index Francis William Cosens, born June 27 1918, died age 76, Chelmsford, Essex, register F25, district 4682, entry 165
Francis William Cosens, born June 27 1918, Queensland, Australia, father William Frederick Cosens, mother Dorothy Capel
UK Incoming Passenger Lists
Departed Sydney, Australia, on the Miltiades, arrived London, England April 30, 1919
Address Sampsons, Tillingham, Essex
Frederick Cosens, Army, age 41
Dorothy Cosens, age 41
Rosa Cosens, age 2
Francis Cosens, age 9 months
[Presumably Dorothy was Kathleen. Did she use the name Dorothy in Australia? The answer seems to be yes as on her daughter’s birth records she is recorded as Dorothy Capel. Did they just record her age the same as her husband?]
UK Navy Lists 1937
Francis William Milton Cosens, Midshipman (probationary), February 1 1937
UK Navy Lists 1939
Francis William Milton Cosens, Midshipman, February 1 1937
UK Navy Lists 1941, 1942
Royal Naval Reserve
Sub-Lieutenants
Francis William Milton Cosens, January 11, 1940
UK Navy Lists 1944
Royal Naval Reserve
Lieutenants
Francis William Milton Cosens, July 11, 1942
Admiralty Fleet Orders
Admiralty, Whitehall, August 15 1944
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Distinguished Service Order and to approve the following awards:- For gallant and distinguished service in special operations:
The Distinguished Service Cross
Lieutenant Francis William Milton Cosens, R.N.R.
[Note: 1) Wikipedia states -The DSC is "awarded in recognition of an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy at sea." and
2) it is for special operations]
THE ROYAL NAVY
2791
M.G.B. [Motor Gun Boat] 179.
Lieutenant, F. W. M. Cosens, dsc 13 Nov 44
R.N.R. (In Command)
[MGB see Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_gunboat]
from https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/17535.html
Allied Warships
HMS MGB 179 (MGB 179)
Motor Gun Boat of the Higgins 82 feet-type class
Navy The Royal Navy
Type Motor Gun Boat
Class Higgins 82 feet-type
Pennant MGB 179
Built by Higgins Industries (New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.)
Laid down 21 Aug 1942
Launched 31 Dec 1942
Commissioned 17 Oct 1944
History
Ex American USS PT 215
Returned to the USN on 23 October 1945
and
Technical information
Type Motor Gun Boat
Displacement 46 BRT
Length 82 feet
Complement 12 men
Armament
2 20mm AA (2x1)
4 .5" AA machine guns (2x2)
4 .303" AA machine guns (2x2)
Max speed 42 knots
Engines Petrol engines, 3 shafts
Power 4050 BHP
UK Navy Lists 1945, 1946
Royal Naval Reserve
Lieutenants
Francis William Milton Cosens, Distinguished Service Cross, July 11, 1942
UK Navy Lists 1949
Emergency Officers
Lieutenants
Francis William Milton Cosens, seniority July 11, 1942, transfer December 20, 1947
[interestingly no D.S.C. listed]
In the March 1995 death index Francis William Cosens, born June 27 1918, died age 76, Chelmsford, Essex, register F25, district 4682, entry 165