COWPER, Carlton Eversley
| Service Number: | 1217 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Palmerston, New Zealand, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hospital Orderly |
| Died: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 26 August 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Marys General Cemetery, Penrith City, New South Wales, Australia Anglican area, Row M, Grave 10 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1217, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 14 Dec 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1217, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Dec 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 1217, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), HMAT Kyarra, Fremantle | |
| 24 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF) | |
| 6 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF) | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF) | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, From 2nd Stationary Hospital, in Egypt | |
| 7 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1217, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
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Address at the time of enlistment was Ellis Coffee Palace, Wellington Street, Perth, WA
Son of Frederick Thomas Cowper of New Zealand
Next of kin given Albert Cowper of Orma Down Estate, New Zealand
On 24 February 1916 Carlton married Grace Croisdale Kirk in the Garrsion Church, Abassia, Egypt
Awarded Meritorious Service Medal for conspicuous service while working with the 2nd Stationary Hospital. London Gazette on 1 January 1919, page 62, position 3. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 May 1919, page 891, position 35
Also awarded Romanian Medaille Barbatie si Credinta, Second Class. London Gazette on 20 September 1919, page 11754, position 2. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 January 1920, page 86, position 17
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 24 July 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1955 Carlton was living in the Bankstown area, NSW