| Regimental number | 1695 |
| Place of birth | Mortlake, Victoria |
| School | Mortlake State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Mortlake, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 38 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Cowell, Mortlake, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died General Hospital, Cambridge, England |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 44 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
| Place of burial | Cambridge Borough Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 3641), Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Emily COWELL |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 4269 Pte Claude Maxwell COWELL, 21st Bn, returned to Australia, 15 September 1918; 1403 Pte Harry Stephen COWELL, 16th Bn, died of wounds, 3 May 1915. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
