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COWPERTHWAITE, George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7456, 85689 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Special Services AIF |
| Born: | Kent, England, 24 May 1868 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7456, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7456, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7456, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7456, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to senility | |
| 14 May 1919: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 85689, Special Services AIF, Previously served with the 2nd Battalion with number 7456 | |
| 27 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 85689, Special Services AIF, Embarked SS Willochra as Sydney | |
| 20 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 85689, Special Services AIF, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Surname sometimes spelt as Cowper-Waite and Cowperhwaite. Marital status given as widower
Next of kin given as his brother William Cowperwaite od Caliope Street, Redfern, NSW and his sister Sarah Doyle of Riley Street, Sydney, NSW had also been given as a kin of kin
Returned to Australia (first time) on 3 January 1918 aboard HT Anchises
Commenced return to Australia (second time) on 6 September 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 24 October 1919
Medal: British War Medal