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COWPER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4768 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4768, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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
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