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COWPER, William Harrington
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1387 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Insurance Officer |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1387, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1387, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1387, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Field Artillery Brigade (disbanded Jan 1917), Promoted when taken of strength | |
| 15 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Field Artillery Brigade (disbanded Jan 1917) | |
| 18 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Artillery Details | |
| 24 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , In the field | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , In the field | |
| 23 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harrington Borrough Cowper and Edith Cowper of Parramatta, NSW
Husband of Helen Cowper of 'Bickley', Albyn Street, Strathfield, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Warwickshire
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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