Regimental number | 5322 |
Place of birth | Yorkshire, England |
School | State School, Queensland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 9 months |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer's assistant |
Address | Newtown,Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E A Cousens, Drayton Road, Newtown, Toowooomba, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of fate incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 16 August 1918. |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row A, Grave No 3), Fouilloy, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Clapham Cousens and Esther Ann COUSENS, Drayton Road, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 816 Sergeant Stanley Clifford COUSENS, 15th Bn, killed in action, 9 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |