Arthur Macquarie COWPER

COWPER, Arthur Macquarie

Service Number: 4359
Enlisted: 2 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 10th Field Ambulance
Born: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Accountant
Died: New South Wales, Australia , 1990, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

2 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4359, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
15 May 1915: Involvement Private, 4359, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 May 1915: Embarked Private, 4359, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
1 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1
13 Jun 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Field Ambulance
12 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 4359, 10th Field Ambulance, Shell wound to the thigh. Invalided to England on 15 October 1917
17 Nov 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Field Ambulance, In France
9 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4359, 10th Field Ambulance, Discharged at 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Harrington Burrough Cowper and Edith Cowper of 'Attowah', Campbell Street, Parramatta, NSW

Commenced return to Australia 19 February 1919 aboard HS Orca as nursing staff disembarking on 9 April 1919

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921c Arthur married Kathleen O. Anning in Burwood, NSW