| Regimental number | 13/2285 |
| Address | Anglesea Street, Hamilton |
| Marital status | Married |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs K Cowan, Anglesea Street, Hamilton |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 16th (Waikato) Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Quarry Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No 8), Montauban, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Sarah Cowan, Mangatainoka. Wife: Kathleen Cowan, Edward Street, Thames |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Seventh |