James George COWAN

Regimental number8/28
AddressGlobe Hill, Oamaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Mary Cowan, 69 Main Road, North East Valley, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationLieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLieutenant
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 May 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsPink Farm Cemetery (Special Memorial 136), Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
Medals

Mention in Despatches

Mentioned in General Ian Hamilton's Despatch of 20th May 1915.
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 5 August 1915

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body