Virtual War Memorial | James Picken (Jim) COWEY MC

James Picken (Jim) COWEY MC Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

COWEY, James Picken

Service Numbers:	426, V5493
Enlisted:	8 September 1914
Last Rank:	Staff Sergeant
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 23 March 1890
Home Town:	The Patch, Yarra Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural Causes, Mentone, Victoria, Australia, 9 October 1968, aged 78 years
Cemetery:	Sea Lake Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

8 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 426, 14th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 426, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 426, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1918:	Honoured Military Cross, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as Intelligence Officer during operations west of BELLENGLISE on the 18/19th September 1918
31 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 426, 46th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

22 Aug 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, V5493, 39th Infantry Battalion
29 Oct 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, V5493, 39th Infantry Battalion

Help us honour James Picken Cowey's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.