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COWPER, Walter Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 28770 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Enlisted at the Sports Ground, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bradford, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 28770, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, Enlisted at the Sports Ground, NSW | |
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| 14 Sep 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 28770, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 28770, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, From Medium Trench Mortar Batteries | |
| 29 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 14 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 28770, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Regent Street, Sydney, NSW. He served a six months apprenticeship with Frazer & Willsford of Sydney, NSW
Son of Laurence Cowper of Warren Barn, Chelsham, Surrey, England
Commenced return to Australia on 5 September 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on 30 October 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal