| Regimental number | 5076 |
| Place of birth | Rutherglen Victoria |
| School | Jarrahdale State School, Western Australia |
| Other training | Nil |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Saw filer |
| Address | Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, W E Cousens, Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 7), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary Elizabeth COUSENS, Jarrahdale, Western Australia. Native of Rutherglen, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 4995 Pte Herbert Dunbar COUSENS, 28th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919; 15584 Sapper Martin Nicholas COUSENS, Corps Signal Company, returned to Australia, 18 July 1919; 4996 Pte Reuben Leeuwin COUSENS, 28th Bn, killed in action, 8 January 1917; 2148 Driver William Edwin COUSENS MM, 44th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |