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Thomas Alexander COWIN

Regimental number1845
Place of birthPort Louis
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor driver
AddressOrmond Avenue, Edwardstown East, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinWife, Mrs Roubina Zoe Cowin, Ormond Avenue, Edwardstown, South Australia
Enlistment date13 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 February 1918
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 6222 Driver Norris Clegg COWIN, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 1 October 1917; 2587 Pte David Harold COWIN, Australian Army Veterinary Hospital, returned to Australia, 12 December 1918.

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