World War Two Service


Veteran Details

Name COWEN, JOHN JOSEPH
Service Australian Army
Service Number 28040 (NX56663)
Date of Birth 24 Nov 1918
Place of Birth NEWCASTLE, NSW
Date of Enlistment 06 Jul 1940
Locality on Enlistment BONDI
Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW
Next of Kin COWEN, ROSE
Date of Discharge 21 Dec 1945
Rank Private
Posting at Discharge 2/18 Battalion
Prisoner of War Yes

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