| Regimental number | 806 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | 'Wallan', Almagrove, St Kilda, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, A D Cowan, 'Wallan', Almagrove, St Kilda, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 22nd Battery Australian Field Artillery |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Head-Quarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A9 Shropshire on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
Enlisted 15 August 1914 and posted to 2nd AFA Bde (no. 806); transferred to Pay Corps 1915, cpl (no. 151). Discharged to Royal Flying Corps, 1917, 2Lt; posted Oxford, 26 January 1917; No. 12 Reserve Sq. 20 March 1917; Egypt, 27 April 1917; UK Eastern Training Bde, 6 October 1917; No. 74 Sqn November 1917; injured 13 December 1917; discharged from hospital, 15 January 1918; returned to 74 Sqn, 6 February 1918; 63 Training Sqn, 5 March 1918; No. 8 Trg Sqn, 28 April 1918; No. 48 Sqn (France); Bristol Fighter Pilot, 3 August 1918; Missing 3 October 1918; graded as flying officer, 10 August 1917; Lt in RAF, 1 April 1918. |
| Fate | Discharged |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 24 |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
