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Lieutenant Colonel David Cossgrove (1852–1920) served in the South African War with Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Scouts and Guides in the United Kingdom. Cossgrove (also spelled Cosgrove〔Stowers, R. (2002) ''Rough Riders at War''〕 and Crosgrove on official documents) took Baden-Powell's ideas back to New Zealand with him and began similar programmes in Christchurch.〔Iles, Marie (1976) 65 Years of Guiding in New Zealand The Girl Guide Association New Zealand (inc): Christchurch〕 ==Life and death== Cossgrove arrived in Port Chalmers, Dunedin on the ''Alpine'' which sailed from Glasgow 10 June 1859 and arrived at Otago on 12 September 1859 with his father, James, mother and 3 brothers. Mr Cossgrove taught at Sandymount school on the Otago Peninsula between 1874 and 1880. He is attributed to a rising roll and introducing elementary science to the curriculum.〔Sandymount School, Centennial of Inauguration 1870-1970 (Pamphlet)〕 While teaching at Sandymount, he married Selina/Celina Robertson in February 1875 in the Otago Peninsular Parish, Dunedin. Reports have been made of his student teacher capacity at East Taieri School, however no record can be found of this.〔East Taeri School Centennial Pamphlet - list of student teachers〕 If 'Uncle David' (see section 2) is David Cossgrove, it can be assumed he moved on to teaching at another Dunedin school (after leaving Sandymount) in the early part of the 1880s. He was in Westport by 1888 where he took the physical education class at Westport Girls' State School and ran the Naval Cadet Company at Westport Boys' State School.〔Macdonald, B. (1973) ''Westport-Struggle for Survival'' R. Lucas and Son (Nelson Mail) Ltd: Nelson〕 By his recruitment for the South African War (1900), the Cossgroves were residing in Tuahiwi〔 where David was headmaster of St. Stephen's school (also known as Kaiapoi Native School) and Tuahiwi School Christchurch, where, in 1902, there were 28 boys and 201 girls.〔(Anglican Clergy Directory - Bacon to Byng )〕 He stayed headmaster of the school from 1899–1914 and it was there where he founded the Scouting movement in New Zealand.〔Tuahiwi School Centennial 1863 - 1963 (commemorative pamphlet)〕 He was an important community figure as, not only was he the headmaster of the local school, he also dispatched the daily post from 1900 when a Post Office was established at the school house.〔 It is known that the Cossgrove had a daughter, Muriel, who asked for a girl's equivalent to Scouts (for more information see GirlGuiding New Zealand)〔Iles, Marie (1976) ''65 Years of Guiding in New Zealand'' The Girl Guide Association New Zealand (inc): Christchurch〕 and another source lists three older daughters named Catherine, Selina (who also married a school teacher) and Elfrida (whom married Norman/Alfred Rickman ? Note: the 1st names may have been transposed i.e.: "Alfred/Norman Rickman"). Cossgrove died on 9 September 1920 of stomach cancer and received one of the largest military funerals ever held in Canterbury. He is buried in Bromley Cemetery, Canterbury, New Zealand. (And- from the family's OWN records) The exact burial plot is: Block 33, Row C, No. 9637, Cossgrove, Bromley Cemetery, 447 Linwood Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand 8062 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Cossgrove」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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