Stewart Osburn COWEN

COWEN, Stewart Osburn

Service Numbers: Officer, 1125
Enlisted: 26 October 1914
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: Medical Officers
Born: Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia , 6 January 1893
Home Town: Kew, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Medical Practitioner
Died: Died post-retirement of illlness, Victoria, 29 November 1946, aged 53 years
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Ashes scattered. (GRM/3*)
Memorials: Kew War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

26 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, Officer, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1
5 Dec 1914: Involvement 1125, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
5 Dec 1914: Embarked 1125, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
16 Dec 1916: Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916: Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide

World War 2 Service

Date unknown: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 115 Australian General Hospital Australian Army Medical Corps

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was accepted, after research, for commemoration as war dead on 08/10/2011

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

 

Born 6th  Jan 1893

Father Dr H. Osburn Cowen of 85 Colman Road, Kent, Victoria

Enlisted 26 October 1914 and appointed Sergeant-had served 10 months in A.I.F. Appointed Captain in Australian Army Medical Corps 13 November 1916.As staff Sergeant in the No. 1 Australian Stationary Hospital he had service no. 1125