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COWEN, Reginald John
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX155946 |
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Enlisted: | 13 June 1942, Lithgow, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 17 February 1921 |
Home Town: | Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | General Business (Store Keeper) / Fruiterer |
Died: | Scrub typhus, New Guinea, 24 April 1944, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot M. Row B. Grave 1. Personal Inscription ~ "HE PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE EVER REMEMBERED" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lithgow War Memorial, Preston 57/60th Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX155946 | |
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13 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 9th Training Battalion, Lithgow, New South Wales | |
31 Jan 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
8 Oct 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX155946 |
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