Regimental number | 839 |
Place of birth | Tweed River New South Wales |
School | Kurrara Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs May Cowen, Chinderah, Tweed River, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Buried 2nd Casualty Station, Steervert. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row P, Grave No. 8), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and May COWEN, Chinderah, New South Wales. Native of Tween River |
Family/military connections | Had relatives who fell at the front - details not known. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |