James Cowan (abt. 1863 - 1949)

Born about 1863 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Husband of Alice Frances (McAvoy) Cowan — married 1893 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1949 at about age 86 in Amphitheatre, Victoria, Australia

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James Cowan is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Biography

Private (Pte) James Cowan, 29th Battalion. Originally from Dalry, Scotland, Pte Cowan was a miner from Amphitheatre, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Berrima on 4 July 1916. Whilst serving in France he developed rheumatism and due to his age, 45, returned to Australia on 31 October 1917.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Austrailan War Memorial

• Australian War Memorial

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1051163 Accession Number DA15532 Collection type Photograph Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative Maker Darge Photographic Company Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows Date made c 6 June 1916 Conflict First World War, 1914-1918 Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain Description

Studio portrait of 3214 Private (Pte) James Cowan, 29th Battalion. Originally from Dalry, Scotland, Pte Cowan was a miner from Amphitheatre, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Berrima on 4 July 1916. Whilst serving in France he developed rheumatism and due to his age, 45, returned to Australia on 31 October 1917. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had the concession to take photographs at the Broadmeadows and Seymour army camps during the First World War. In the 1930s, the Australian War Memorial purchased the original glass negatives from Algernon Darge, along with the photographers' notebooks. The notebooks contain brief details, usually a surname or unit name, for each negative.

• National Archives of Australia - WWI Personnel Files

National Archives Australia: 3433698

29th Battalion Item details for: B2455, COWAN J View digital copy Request copy https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3433698 Title Cowan James : SERN 3214 : POB Dalry Scotland : POE Melbourne VIC : NOK W Cowan Alice Contents date range 1914 - 1920 Series number B2455 Control symbol COWAN J Citation NAA: B2455, COWAN J Item barcode 3433698 Location Canberra Access status Open Date of decision 12 Apr 2001 Physical format PAPER FILES AND DOCUMENTS (allocated at series level) Records authority class number 3891 Date registered 12 Jan 1999

• Births, Deaths and Marriages, Dept. of Justice, Victoria

Daughter's Marriage Certificate #7083/1918

• Billion Graves

http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/J-Cowan/4001040#given_names=J.&family_names=Cowan

3214 Private J. Cowan 29 Battalion 3rd June 1949 Aged 86

• Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

Name James Cowan Father Thomas Cowan Mother Agnes Miller Birth abt 1863 Death 1949 - Atheatre, Victoria - Age: 86