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COWAN, Lawrence Geoffrey
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX46573 |
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Enlisted: | 12 July 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment |
Born: | Rainbow, Victoria, Australia, 5 February 1919 |
Home Town: | Yaapeet, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer & Labourer |
Died: | Illness, Thailand, 10 October 1943, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 M 41 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rainbow War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, VX46573, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment | |
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12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX46573, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Caulfield, Vic. |
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Son of James and Elizabeth Jane Cowan, of Yaapeet, Victoria, Australia.
DEARLY LOVED & SADLY MISSED BY LOVING MOTHER. MY LOVED BOY