John Edward COWPER

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Service Number:	2531
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
Memorials:

14 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2531, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
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

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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