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COWPER, John Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2531 |
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Enlisted: | 14 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Stockton-on-Forest, England, 1892 |
Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2531, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2531, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2531, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2531, 38th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the buttock causing paralysis. Transferred to England aboard HS St. David on 11 July 1917 | |
10 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2531, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Ebley Street, Waverley, NSW
Son of William Cowper and Mary Cowper of Hotley Lane, York, England
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1917 aboard HT Runic on 14 February 1918 as wounded (Messiines)
Medals: British War Medal Victory Medal