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Arthur W COWELL

Regimental number251
Place of birthParish of Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, County of Durham, England
SchoolBede Collegiate School, Sunderland, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSleeper cutter
Address28 Mount Road, Sunderland, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Sophia Cowell, 28 Mount Road, Sunderland, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Thirty Six on 12 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 August 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Noted DOWELL Arthur Wellesley NR
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialTerlincthun British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 38), Wimille, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Margaret COWELL,28 Mount Road Sunderland, Co. Durham. Native of Sunderland
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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