John COWPER

COWPER, John

Service Number: 4768
Enlisted: 6 September 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
Born: Durham, England, 1882
Home Town: Basin Pocket, Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Coal Miner
Died: Queensland, Australia, 20 August 1947, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Ipswich The Great War
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World War 1 Service

6 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4768, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
28 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 4768, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
28 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 4768, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane
28 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4768, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Sometimes known as Jonathon Cowper

Son of Thompson Cowper and Elizabeth Cowper nee Pacey of Durham, England

Next of kin given as his sister Sarah Callum of Basin Point, ipswich, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Commonwealth disembarking on the 13 June 1919 disembarking at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal Victory Medal