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COWPER, George Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2545 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | North Owran, Yorkeshire, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia, 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2545, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2545, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2545, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2545, 39th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds. Invalided to England on 14 June 1917 | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2545, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Second occasion. Wound to the left hand | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2545, 39th Infantry Battalion, Wound too the left arm. Invalided to England on 1 April 1918 | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 39th Battalion and from Training Brigade. | |
| 9 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, From Machine Gun Companies & Battalions | |
| 22 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2545, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was employed at Waverley Dairy, Bondi, NSW
Son of Victor Lawrence Cowper and Alice Cowper of Warrenbarn, Chelsea, England
Commenced return to Australia on 12 June 1919 aboard HT Themistocles diesembarking on 10 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal