Private John William COWLEY 62661

John William COWLEY

62261

Canterbury Regt

Died 22 August 1959

Aged 67

 

 

Born 15 January 1892

Enlisted 27 June 1917

Parents: John and Sarah COWLEY both born England and resided in NZ about 30 years at time of John’s enlistment

Occupation and Address on enlisting: Blacksmith at Totara Sawmill Co., Waituhi, Taringamutu [sic]

Three people dependant on him at time of enlistment. Not married so probably parents and a sibling

Belonged to 17th Ruahine Regt at time of enlistment

 

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 101, 25 October 1918, Page 7

Reported as wounded but not severely. Also lists him as from Dannevirke [1]

 

Barbed wire wound in France 14 October 1918

12 Feb 1919 absent without leave. 13 days detention and loss of total 27 days gross pay and another 2 days in July 1919.

 

Next of kin at time of death: Mrs I COWLEY, 6 Ralph Street, Huntly [married Isabel Kate SIMSON c1925][2]

 

 

His military records are online to read:

www.archway.archives.govt.nz/StreamgateProxy/fileStream?i...

and

www.archway.archives.govt.nz/StreamgateProxy/fileStream?i...

 

His Cenotaph database record:

muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/99904.detail?O...

 

 

 

SOURCES:

[1]

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...

[2]

NZ Dept Internal Affairs historic BDM indexes: marriage registration 1925/9911

 

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