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COWAN, Thomas Kenneth
(Service number 32304)

Aliases	Enlisted as Kenneth Thomas COWAN.
First Rank	Lance Corporal	Last Rank

Birth

Date	15/05/1889	Place of Birth	Burkes Pass

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Four Peaks
Occupation	Draughtsman
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Arthur [sic] COWAN (father), Four Peaks, Geraldine
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	10th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company
Date	15 November 1916
Transport	Maunganui
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Plymouth, Devon, England

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Death

Date	26 May 1962	Age	73 years
Place of Death	Auckland
Cause
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New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Thomas Kenneth Cowan, known as Kenneth, was the son of Andrew and Florence Raymond (née Andrews) Cowan. His brother Charles Henry Cowan also served in World War I, and an older brother Edward had served in the South African War.

Sources

Auckland War memoria Museum Cenotaph Database [18 February 2018]' NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [17 February 2018]

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