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COWELL, Henry Lennox
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 70 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Apsley, Victoria, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Private schooling at Bringalbert Station, Apsley, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 5, Gallipoli, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 70, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 70, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 70, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 21 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 70, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 70, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, The Nek |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Henry Lennox Cowell also served as a Sergeant Major (SN 9050) with the 5th NZ Mounted Rifles and the NZ Bushmen for 16 months during the Boer War. He embarked overseas (second time) on SS Drayton Grange on 14 April 1902.
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