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Herbert Wesley COWIN

Regimental number1096
Place of birthTenterfield, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressTenterfield, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, T Cowin, Mona Farm, Tenterfield, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)War Service: Western Front. Was wounded in France and sent to rehabilitate at army hospital on Salisbury Plain, England
Discharge date17 January 1920 - Sydney, New South Wales
Other detailsServed three years 358 days. Three years 206 days abroad. Worked on his parents property at Tenterfield before enlisting
Date of death10 October 1959
Age at death66
Place of burialCremated - Sutherland Cemetery, New South Wales

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