Regimental number | 578 |
Place of birth | Apsley Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 19 Bayview Avenue, Auburn, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Cowell, 19 Bayview Avenue, Auburn, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 1), Anzac, Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 46 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Jessie COWELL; husband of E. COWELL, Stanhope Street, Daylesford, Victoria. Native of Apsley, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: M.A.A. Cowell returned, G.H.L. Cowell 8th LHRegt, deceased; Trooper A. Cowell, killed. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |