| Regimental number | 1995 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Address | 45 Wellington Street, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Next of kin | R Sowter, 125 McKean Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 21 June 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Machine Gun Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 31 January 1918 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2897 Pte Frank SOWTER, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 24 January 1919; 2986 Pte Clement Cornelius Selwyn SOWTER, 32nd Bn, died of wounds, 30 October 1918; 677 ; 3989 Pte Charles Selwyn SOWTER, 45th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919; 677 Pte Arthur Roy SOWTER, returned to Australia. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium. Contracted trench feet, November 1917; invalided to England. |
| Date of death | 16 May 1947 |
| Place of burial | Fawkner Cemetery |
