| Regimental number | 51557 |
| Occupation | Store manager |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Peter Cowan, Hunua via Papakura |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 5), Foncquevillers, Pas de Calais, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Agnes Cowan, Hunua. Wife: May Cowan, Hunua, New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 11 |