Regimental number | 2986 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Parkside, South Australia |
School | Brompton Catholic School, South Australia; Christian Brothers' Catholic School, Ovingham, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Dairyman |
Address | Brompton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Rose Barclay, 2nd Street, Brompton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Clemens Cornelius |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Ellen SOWTER. Native of South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2897 Pte Frank SOWTER, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 24 January 1919; |
Other details | War service: Egypt, France, Belgium. Contracted illness, invalided to England; recovered and returned to duty. Wounded, Polygon Wood, September 1917; invalided to England; recovered and returned to duty. |