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COWPER, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1631 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1915, Enlisted at Cullarin, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Gulgong, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 20 February 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1631, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cullarin, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1631, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1631, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 25 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1631, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Effort Syndrome |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Gulgong, NSW.
Son of William Cowper of Frognal Lane, Hampstead, England
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 25 April 1919
At the time of his death he was residing in Lawson Street, Balmain, NSW