Sergeant

William Henry Cowan

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Henry and Sarah Cowan, of Mangatainoka, New Zealand; husband of Kathleen Cowan, of Edward St., Thames, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/2285
Name:
William Henry Cowan
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs K. Cowan (wife), Anglesea Street, Hamilton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Anglesea Street, Hamilton, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion, 16 (Waikato) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. B. 8.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Henry Cowan
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