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MCCOWAN, John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 608 |
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Enlisted: | 7 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Cope, Victoria, October 1977 |
Home Town: | Cope Cope, Buloke, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Well Borer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 608, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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10 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 608, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
10 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 608, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 608, 29th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Recommended for the Military Medal for gallantry during the Battle of Polygon Wood and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre | |
10 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 608, 29th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
5 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
21 Jul 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 608, 58th Infantry Battalion |
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