| 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. |