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Percy COWPER

Regimental number1631
Place of birthEdinburgh Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressGalong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, William Cowper, 30 Frognal Lane, Hampstead, London, England
Enlistment date18 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 3 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death20 February 1950

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