| Regimental number | 12/330 |
| Address | Gordon, Te Aroha |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, John Cowan, Gordon, Te Aroha |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 17), Nord, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: J. & H.A. Cowan, Otahuhu, Auckland |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |