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Edwin Thomas COWELL

Regimental number1553
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTimber getter
AddressWynnum, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lillian May Sweet, Esplanade, Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date31 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 30 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Anzac Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps
FateReturned to Australia 21 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Lillian May SWEET. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

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

Date of death26 August 1940
Age at death48
Place of burialMount Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland

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