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James COWIE

Regimental number1023
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
SchoolGlasgow Technical, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address...
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Cowie, Brunswick Road, Dulwich, South Australia
Previous military serviceHighland Light Infantry
Enlistment date11 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Troopship A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of typhoid at Lalta.
FateDied of disease 23 January 1915
Date of death23 June 1915
Age at death25
Place of burialPiera Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Grave No. 6), Europe
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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