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Edward Deane COWDERY

Regimental number848
Place of birthStrathfield, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent
AddressCooper Street, Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Edward Henry Cowdery, Cooper Street, Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 October 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward Henry and Mary COWDERY. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death18 October 1940
Age at death44
Place of burialWentworth Falls Cemetery, New South Wales

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