| Regimental number | 4042 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | Marist Brothers' College, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Draper |
| Address | c/o Mrs C Cowling, 14 Bakewell Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Cowling, 14 Bakewell Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Field Ambulance 4, Reinforcement 6 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/47/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4042A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Eblingham, France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Ebblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 23), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Marist Brothers' College Roll of Honour, RSL Museum, Bendigo, Victoria.Parents: Henry and Catherine COWLING, 64 Dover Street, Newmarket, Victoria. Native of Bendigo, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: severely wounded at Gallipoli |