Regimental number | 3259 |
Place of birth | North Creek New South Wales |
School | Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Brunswick River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Augustine Cowen, Billinudgel, Brunswick River, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 4), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Annie COWEN, Billinudgel, New South Wales. Native of North Creek, Ballina, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |