Private

Bertie Shiel Cowie

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Margery and the late Peter Cowie, of Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
40889
Name:
Bertie Shiel Cowie
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. Cowie (mother), care of J.G. Laurenson, 109 Highgate, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Reporter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
05 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 March 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 79
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. K. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Bertie Shiel Cowie
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