McCOWAN D.D.

Given Names:  Douglas Duncan

Service Number:  7104

Unit:  Company 300, 8th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Cleaner 

Paybook Number: 

Age:  19 Yrs  11 Mths

Occupation:  Student                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  11 In                   

Weight:  154 Lbs

Chest:  35-39 In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  21/6/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Alexander McCowan

139 Stevenson Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                 

Embarkation Date:  17/7/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Orsova A67

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Port Lyttleton                                   

Embarked:  19/10/1917                             

Disembarked: 

Unit:  1st Division Supply Column                                                                                                  

Rank:  Lance Corporal

Discharge Date:  2/1/1918                         

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  5245

British War Medal:  17456

Victory Medal:  17340

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  30/7/1895

Place:  Williamstown, Victoria                   

Father:  Alexander McCOWAN                

Mother:  Susan Grace PERRY

MARRIAGE

Year:  1923     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Laura Ethel THEYER

DEATH

Date or Year: 14/1/1971                          

Place: Busselton, Western Australia         

Burial:  Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Was returned to Australia to complete his medical studies (University of Melbourne)

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

University of Melbourne

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:    W16110                                                

Date Enlisted:   16/3/1942                                                     

Date Discharged:  30/4/1944

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