COWLES, George
(Service number 15875)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 16/10/1880 | Place of Birth | Oamaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 12 Princes Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Carter | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary Ann COWLES (wife), 12 Princes Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 September 1960 | Age | 79 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Cowles, the son of John Cowles, was born in 1880 at Oamaru. He was educated there at the Waiareka School and the Oamaru South School, before moving to the Timaru Main School in May 1895 and leaving later that year for work. He married Mary Ann Williams in 1901 at St Mary's Church, Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database 930 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru district Council) [30 December 2016]
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