William Thomas (Bill) COWEN

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Service Number:	3259
Enlisted:	27 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Creek, Ballina, New South Wales, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Billinudgel, Byron Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	North Creek, Ballina, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farming
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917
Cemetery:	Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lennox Head North Creek School Roll of Service

27 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3259, 47th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3259, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3259, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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