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COWAN, William Alfred Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3048 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1917, Enlisted at Renmark, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Renmark, South Australia, 22 January 1899 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Renmark State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness - cerebral spinal meningitis, Sallisbury Island Isolation Hospital, Durban, South Africa, 2 August 1917, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durban (Ordnance Road) Military Cemetery Row A, Grave 47 W.J. Widdowson of the Salvation officiated Undertaker was William Clemingshaw of Durban Coffin was made of lined black pine with name plate and 6 handles, Durban (Ordnance Road) Military Cemetery, Durban, Natal, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3048, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Renmark, SA | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3048, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3048, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Edith Cowan of Renmark, SA
Medal: British War Medal