MCCOWAN, Andrew
| Service Number: | 407 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, Lancashire, England., 1883 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 14 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Grave II. B. 17. INSCRIPTION FOR EVER WITH THE LORD AMEN SO LET IT BE , Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 407, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 407, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
(5th Victorian Batt) Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force.
It appears his birth was incorrectly registered as McGowan
Births Jun 1883 McGOWAN Andrew W. Derby 8b 501
He was 32 and the son of Emma McCowan, of 44, Bickerton St., Aigburth, Liverpool, England, and the late Daniel McCowan. He was the husband of Lilian McCowan [nee Lewis]of 10 Lentil Street, Kirkdale.
Marriages Jun 1906
LEWIS Lilian W. Derby 8b 990
McCOWAN Andrew W. Derby 8b 990
He is remembered on the Merseyside Roll of Honour.
A report on his death appeared in the Evening Express on the 24th August 1915. His photo appeared in the report.
A LIVERPOOL AUSTRALIAN.
Pte. A. McCowan, of the Australian Expeditionary Force, was killed at the Dardanelles. He was a well-known Bootle resident, and had served in the Boer war, for which he had a medal and four clasps. He leaves a wife and four children. He went out to Australia, and joined the forces when war broke out, and previously resided at 10, Lentil-street, Kirkdale.
Evening Express 24th August 1915