Reginald John COWEN

COWEN, Reginald John

Service Number: NX155946
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, NX155946
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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