COWPER, Gerald Audrey Cadogan
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Original of E Company |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Kent, England, 4 March 1882 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Herfordshire Preparatory School, Englans; Cranleigh College, Surrey, England |
| Occupation: | Estate Agent |
| Died: | Larundel, Victoria, Australia, 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Original of E Company | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 14 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 1 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 24 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged in London, England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frank Cadogan Cowper and Edith Cowper nee Cadogan of Kent, England
Husband of Ida L. Cowper of Hotham Street, East Melbourne, Victoria later of Hope Street Spotswood, Victoria
Previously served in South Africa from 1900-1901 with the 1st Scottish Horse Regiment with the rank of Trooper. From 1909-1910 he served with the Irregular Horse Regiment in Mexico with the rank of Lieutenant
He was also detached to the Royal Flying Corps from the Australian Flying Corps
Commenced return to Australia on 6 January 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 11 February 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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