| Regimental number | 8204 |
| Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
| School | Launceston Church (Catholic) Grammar School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Tamar Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, William McGown, Tamar Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | 40th Battery Australian Field Artillery; Served in the Cadets. Served in the Citizen's Forces (Artillery) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 17 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th FAB |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. 7), Lesboeufs, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Jessie MCGOWAN, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | LT, RJ McGowan 5th Pioneers, BR, won the Military Cross at Bullicourt, 1918 France |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
