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COWEN, Stewart Osburn
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Officer, 1125 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Medical Officers |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia , 6 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | Died post-retirement of illlness, Victoria, 29 November 1946, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Ashes scattered. (GRM/3*) |
| Memorials: | Kew War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, Officer, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 | |
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| 5 Dec 1914: | Involvement 1125, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Dec 1914: | Embarked 1125, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 115 Australian General Hospital Australian Army Medical Corps |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was accepted, after research, for commemoration as war dead on 08/10/2011
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Born 6th Jan 1893
Father Dr H. Osburn Cowen of 85 Colman Road, Kent, Victoria
Enlisted 26 October 1914 and appointed Sergeant-had served 10 months in A.I.F. Appointed Captain in Australian Army Medical Corps 13 November 1916.As staff Sergeant in the No. 1 Australian Stationary Hospital he had service no. 1125