Regimental number | 2117 |
Place of birth | Yarraville, Victoria |
School | St Ambrose's Boys School, Brunswick, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 23 Buninyong Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Cowan, 23 Buninyong Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Cadets, Citizens Forces of Yarraville, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20.8 |
Family/military connections | Uncle: Private John Murphy, Regimental No. 3574, 24th Battalion, killed in action 18 March 1918 |