Search results Next record Previous record Māori Jabez Alfred Cowles Born 18 February 1872 - Died 18 February 1950 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 25/1 AWMM WWI 1/08 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Jabez Alfred Cowles 25/1. Image kindly provided by Bernice Brooks (No … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJabez Alfred AWMM SurnameCowles AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 25/1 AWMM WWI 1/08 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionAnglican, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth18 February 1872 AWMM Nelson, Tasman AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Brooklyn Road, Carterton, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Mrs Jenny Helen Cowles (wife), Carterton, New Zealand AWMM WW1 Mrs J.H. Cowles (wife), Carterton, New Zealand AWMM WW1 Mrs Jenny Helen Cowles (wife), Carterton, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 15 August 1914 AWMM Married/WWI AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 25/1 AWMM WWI 1/08 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsColonial Auxiliary Forces Decoration AWMM New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 10 August 1914 AWMM Age 42 AWMM School Master/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 HMNZT 1 or HMNZT 2 AWMM Vessel was Moeraki or Monowai AWMM Major/Military AWMM Samoan Advance Party AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW1 5 February 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 42 or HMNZT 43 or HMNZT 44 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua AWMM Major/Military AWMM 3rd Battalion, A Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM WW1 12 June 1917 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 86 or HMNZT 87 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Headquarters Staff, Officer Commanding Reinforcement Draft AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › At the outbreak of World War One, Jabez Alfred Cowles (Alfred as he was known) at once enlisted for active service. He had previously belonged to the Nelson College Cadets, Kelburne Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion Wellington Rifle Brigade, 5th (Wellington) Regiment and the 17th Ruahine Regiment. He was promoted to Captain with the 1st Battalion Wellington Regiment Volunteers and then promoted to Major 5th Wellington Regiment.Served as President of the Wellington R.S.A in 1940. In 1945 he was elected a Life Member of the Tin Hat Club, or the Wellington R.S.A. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death18 February 1950 AWMM Age 78 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryPlot 23, Row 13, Waikumete Cemetery AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Jabez Alfred Cowles by laying a poppy. Gwilyn Cowles Herbert Walter Cowles Jabez Alfred Cowles John Richmond Cowles John Stephen Cowles Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Jabez Alfred Cowles Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects A. G. Macdonald Album 2 Library / Pictorial › photography PH-ALB-546 Related Serviceperson Richard Kenneth Cowles Stephen Glanville Cowles John Richmond Cowles Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary Personnel File https://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24097141 Further Reference Military Personnel File https://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21898220 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 155 AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 24: 1 AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 67: 3 AWMM Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins. AWMM Austin, W. (1924). facing page 65 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. 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