ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

AMOS, Clarence Cowtan

AMOS, Clarence Cowtan

Full Name: Clarence Cowtan

AMOS

Date of Birth: 01

–

1878

Place of birth: Faversham, Kent

England

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Brother – W. W. Amos

Next of Kin Address: Elkhorn, Manitoba, Canada

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 759

Rank: Pte

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-09-28

Enlistment Location: Bunbury

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1914-12-22

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-02-03

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed In Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Gallipoli, Turkey

Age at Death: 37

Burial Location: Inscription Lone Pine Memorial – Panel No. 52

28/09/1914- Completed Medical Examination Bunbury WA then joined 16th Battalion Blackboy Hill WA as Private
2/03/1915- To Overseas Training Base Egypt ex Australia
12/04/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli Peninsula
30/04/1915- KILLED in ACTION Gallipoli.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star – No. 14487

British War Medal – No. 6950

Victory Medal – No. 6924

Memorial Plaque & Scroll – No. 309635

 

MEMORIAL  INSCRIPTIONS

Lone Pine Memorial , Gallipoli, Turkey – Panel No. 52

Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT – Panel No. 78.