
| Regimental number | 4558 |
| Place of birth | Hawker South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Cleve, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Ann Macgowan, Cleve, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Niederzwehren Cemetery (Plot III, row D, Grave No. 10), Cassel, Germany |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Jackson and Elizabeth Anne MACGOWAN, Clive, South Australia. Native of Carrieton, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4628 Pte Edward Oliver Harbeson MACGOWAN, 43rd Bn, killed in action, 15 October 1917. |