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Thanks for all your help

Do you know where I would go to obtain his death certificate??

Death record available via this link >
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths

Note:   We always recommend that you purchase the "printout" version of the death record (rather than a certificate).    The  "printout" includes the maximum amount of information available.   

   ~  Lu

The Police Gazette records > there were several offences recorded > for James Henry COSSGROVE (surname also shown as COSGROVE) gave his birth year as about 1888 and also about 1891/92.
That type of variation in birth years, often occurred - as of course did miss-spellings of names. 
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You may already have his birth listing from the NZBDM site ?
If not, is shows as

1891 - COSSGROVE - James Henry   (actual birthdate was  13 August 1891 )
son of  Kate* and William   [
*Some other COSSGRVE births - siblings ??  Mother shown as Katie - Father as William Henry  ?? ]

And this snippet I came across also (because he doesn't appear to have served in NZ Army WW1 ?) :
NZ Army - WW1  Reserve Roll - 2nd Division  :

COSSGROVE - James Henry -- Fisherman - Half Moon Bay, Stewart Island

    ~  Lu

Hi Kirsty

Sorry, unable to find his cause of death.   

But there's this >

Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland --  Cremations

COSSGROVE - James Henry - 58 years - died 11 May 1948  -- Occupation:  Painter
Cremated  - 12 May 1948       Ashes Scattered :   13 May1948
Last address :   38 Sunnybrae Cres.  Westmere

   ~  Lu

Thanks all

Would you happen to know why it says Mr Reid in brackets?

Yes.    (Mr Gordon J. REED ) ... it's the name of the solicitor who represented James COSSGROVE.

[   (Mr S. RITCHIE) was the lawyer representing the wife, Kate COSSGROVE.   ]

   ~  Lu

Hi again

Listed here as    "COSGROVE"  -- December 1930 court appearance :


From PapersPast >   
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19301206.2.72

   ~ Lu