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Frank COWLES

Regimental number1004
Place of birthLyonshall, Herefordshire, England
SchoolLyonshall School, Herefordshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.9
Height5' 8"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinMrs Cowles, Waltous Farm, Leominster, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 September 1914
Place of enlistmentMarrickville, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameLight Horse Brigade Train 2, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/96/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on 21 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll643
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of wounds 10 September 1915
Age at death23
Place of burialSt Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Other details

Embarked Sydney, 21 December 1914; disembarked Colombo, Ceylon, 14 January 1915, and admitted to hospital (syphilis).

Re-embarked Colombo with Reinforcements, 4th Light Horse Regiment (date not recorded).

Joined Regiment from Reinforcements, 27 July 1915.

Wounded in action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, 22 August 1915 (gun shot wound, right arm).

Died of wounds, Military Hospital, Devonport, England, 10 September 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, COWLES Frank

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