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COWEN, Walter Tasman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 306 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gardners Bay, Tasmania, 14 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Gardners Bay, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 18 June 1953, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cygnet (St. Mark) Anglican Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 306, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 306, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 306, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 306, 40th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Shell wound (thigh) | |
| 21 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 306, 40th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Next of Kin: MOTHER, Mrs Emma Cowen, Port Cygnet, Tasmania
Brother of:
*Private 307, Henry "Red Harry" COWEN (/explore/people/244599), 40th Battalion, 12 Batallion.
*Private 2049, Charles Watkin COWEN (/explore/people/274321), 40th Battalion, Killed in Action.
*Private 1701, Thomas COWEN (/explore/people/344061), 40th Battalion.