COWLEY, Robert William Gordon
| Service Number: | 4272 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 October 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Wakefield, South Australia, 7 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sunny Hill, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 19 June 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot 111, Row E, Grave 20 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kulpara District Council Roll of Honour, Lochiel District Honour Roll, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4272, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 7 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4272, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4272, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4272, 32nd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4272 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-19 |
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Note: Name is incorrect on the Memorial Gate. Should read *Cowley RWG not *Cowely RWM
Rank – Lance Corporal
32 Battalion
3 October 1916 - Adelaide
7 November 1916 – Embarked HMAT A19 Afric at Adelaide
9 January 1917 – To hospital, Mumps
20 January 1917 – Discharged to duty
4 April 1917 – Proceeded overseas to France from Folkestone, England
12 April 1917 – Taken of strength 32 Btn
17 August 1917 – To hospital sick
27 August 1917 – Rejoined unit
10 December 1917 – Appointed Lance Corporal
19 June 1918 – Wounded in action. Severe wound both thighs and left femur
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Born 7 July 1894 at Two Mile near Port Wakefield. Son of Robert and Marion Davidson Cowley (nee Chittleborough). On the 4 November 1915 Robert married Olive Ethel Grigg (known as Ethel) in the Methodist Manse at Snowtown, South Australia. Father of Robert William Isaac Cowley
Born 7 July 1894 at Two Mile near Port Wakefield. Son of Robert and Marion Davidson Cowley (nee Chittleborough). On the 4 November 1915 Robert married Olive Ethel Grigg (known as Ethel) in the Methodist Manse at Snowtown, South Australia. Father of Robert William Isaac Cowley
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