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George Humphrey COWLED

Regimental number1954
Place of birthOld Junee New South Wales
SchoolIllabo, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressIllabo, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Charles Edmond Cowled, Illabo, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 April 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialLondon Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 7), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Margaret COWLED, 'Hill View', Illabo, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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