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COWTON, William Matthew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 207 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, 4 January 1881 |
| Home Town: | Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Natural causes, Queensland, Australia, 18 November 1957, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1915: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 207, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 207, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 207, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jul 1915: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 207, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 20 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 10 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 207, 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
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