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Harry Rawlings Cowan

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harry Rawlings AWMM
  • Surname
    Cowan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Henry Rawlings AWMM
    • Henry Rawlings Cowan AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/116 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    AWMM
    Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Mangatainoka, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Henry Cowan (father), Brewer, Mangatainoka, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/116 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Listed as Harry Rawling Cowan in the Nominal Roll, but as Henry Rawling Cowan on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

    Harry Cowan was the son of Henry and Sarah Cowan, of Mangatainoka, Wellington, New Zealand.

    Next of Kin: Mr H. Cowan, Mt Albert, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    15 May 1915 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM F. 49. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • Henry Rawlings Cowan was my Grandmothers brother. He had a brother William Henry Cowan who was killed at the Somme
    Public - Ian - Other Relative - 22 April 2015
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21 May 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
22 April 2015Ian Rangitikei New ZealandOther Relative

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