COWLES, Frank
| Service Numbers: | 1004, 643 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Enlisted at Marrickville, NSw |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England, 21 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lyonshall School, Herefordshire, England |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds - gunshot wound to the right arm, Military Hospital, Devonport, United Kingdom, 10 September 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lyonshall (St. Michael and All Angels) Churchyard, Herefordshire, United Kingdom In Relative Section C, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1004, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train, Enlisted at Marrickville, NSw | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1004, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1004, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 643, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the arm and invalided to England | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Driver, 643, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 643 awm_unit: 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-09-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1892 Cowles Francis Kington 6a 516
The district Kington spans the boundaries of the counties of Radnorshire and Herefordshire.
Deaths Sep 1915 Cowles Frank 23 Devonport 5b 377
GSW sustained at Gaba Tepe, Dardanelles
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mrs Cowles of Waltous Farm, Leominster, England
15 January 1915 - disembarked at Colombo for medical treatment
Re-embarked, following treatment, with the 4th Light Horse Regiment with the new service number of 643
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served an apprenticeship with Davis Butcher, Herefordshire, England
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 10th September…… Francis Cowles was born on 21st January, 1892 at Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England.
According to information provided by his mother for the Roll of Honour – Frank Cowles came to Australia when he was 18. He had training in Butchering in England & his “calling” was Sugar Farming in Australia. Frank Cowles, Butcher, aged 17, was a passenger on the Waipara which had departed from the port of London, bound for Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Frank Cowles had contracted to land at Cairns, Queensland.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th September, 1914 as a 22 year old, single, Butcher.
Driver Frank Cowles, Service number 1004, (later changed to 643), embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Port Macquarie (A39) on 21st December, 1914 with the 2nd Light Horse Brigade, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train (6th Company, A.A.S.C.), 1st Reinforcements.
On 14th January, 1915 he disembarked at Colombo for Hospital Treatment for Syphilis. He re-embarked from Colombo with Reinforcements of 4th Australian Light Horse with Regimental number of 643 & was subsequently taken on strength of their Unit.
He joined 4th Australian Light Horse from Reinforcements on 27th July, 1915 at Gallipoli.
Driver Frank Cowles was wounded on 22nd August, 1915 at Gaba Tepe.
Private Frank Cowles died on 10th September, 1915 at Military Hospital, Devonport, England from wounds received in action – G.S.W. to Right Arm. (Rank of Private as listed on Field Service form – Report of Death of a Soldier).
Driver Frank Cowles’ body was sent to his mother – Mrs Cowles at Lyonshall. He was buried on 14th September, 1915 in St. Michael & All Angels Churchyard, Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England – No. 88 Section “C” & has a Private Headstone. His death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(Listed by CWGC as Trooper; listed by Australian War Memorial as Driver)
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/lyonshall.html
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