Private

Richard Henry Cowley

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Dorothy Agnes Raynsford (formerly Cowley), of 38, Cowper Rd., Wimbledon, Surrey.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Richard Henry Cowley was my maternal Grandfather; his wife was my Grandmother, Dorothy Rainsford, and my Mother, Joan Violet Cowley (married name West) was his only child and daughter. My Mother neve... Read More

Casualty

Service Number: 
121523
Name:
Richard Henry Cowley
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
H.E. Cowley (father), Oxford Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
13 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. A. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Richard Henry Cowley
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