Regimental number | 1695 |
Place of birth | Mortlake, Victoria |
School | Mortlake State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mortlake, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Cowell, Mortlake, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died General Hospital, Cambridge, England |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 44 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Cambridge Borough Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 3641), Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Emily COWELL |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4269 Pte Claude Maxwell COWELL, 21st Bn, returned to Australia, 15 September 1918; 1403 Pte Harry Stephen COWELL, 16th Bn, died of wounds, 3 May 1915. |