Regimental number | 2010 |
Place of birth | Towitta, South Australia |
School | Towitta, South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Towitta, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Cowland, Truro, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row F, Grave No. 2), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Elizabeth COWLAND, Morgan, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2009 Pte John James COWLAND, 32nd Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |