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COWEN, Arthur John Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2042 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916, Arthur enlisted in the 41st battalion 3rd reinforcement but was transferred to the 47th battalion,12th Machine gun Co in Belgium after he recovered from a gunshot wound to his abdomen. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia, 29 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Billinudgel, Byron Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Creek, Ballina, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farming |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia , 17 September 1972, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: |
Murwillumbah Lawn Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Lennox Head North Creek School Roll of Service |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2042, Arthur enlisted in the 41st battalion 3rd reinforcement but was transferred to the 47th battalion,12th Machine gun Co in Belgium after he recovered from a gunshot wound to his abdomen. | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2042, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2042, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 13 Mar 1918: | Wounded Private, 2042, Wounded in action - Serious bullet wound left arm while in France. Admitted to 56th General Hospital France. Transferred to 3rd Aux Hospital, Dartford. Returned to Australia due to loss of use L Arm. |
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