Corporal

John Alexander Cowley

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Lydia Cowley, of Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/3287
Name:
John Alexander Cowley
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
William Cowley (father), 2 Wharf Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
2 Wharf Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 August 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 26.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Alexander Cowley
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