Claim: David Cossgrove(20 January 1852-23 August 1920) was a soldier from Scotland who served as Lieutenant-Colonel in 1910, Captain and Quartermaster of the Sixth New Zealand Contingent (19th company) during the South African War.(Second Boer War) with Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Scouts and Guides in the United Kingdom
Evidence: 20 January 1852
Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland 23 August 1920(1920-08-23) (aged 68)
Christchurch, New Zealand Lieutenant Colonel David Cossgrove, (1852–1920) of the New Zealand Army served in the South African War – also known as the Second Boer War – with Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Scouts and Guides in the United Kingdom. Lieutenant-Colonel 1910 Captain and Quartermaster, Sixth New Zealand Contingent (19th company), South African War
Captain and Paymaster, Tenth New Zealand Contingent (staff, South Island regiment), South African War