Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Courtesy of Kim Phillips, Spirits of Gallipoli website
Cowell H L Cpl 70 Henry 8 LHR 37 Storeman Single C of E
Address: Essendon, McPherson St, 108
Next of Kin: Cowell, L H, brother, 108 McPherson St, Essendon
Enlisted: 15 Sep 1914
Embarked: A16 Star of Victoria 25 Feb 1915
Relatives on Active Service:
Cowell, S L Pte 578 brother KIA Gallipoli
Cowell, A A Pte 880 brother
Cowell, Francis (Bertie) brother died of illness, South African War, 1901
Date of death: 07/08/1915
CWGC: "Son of Arthur Alexander Cowell and Jessie Lennox Cowell. Native of Apsley, Victoria, Australia".
LONE PINE MEMORIAL
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Amongst those wounded in the Dardanelles is Mr. Sid Cowell. He is a brother of Corporal Harry Cowell, who is also at the front, but formerly resided in McPherson street, Essendon. They have another brother at the front. They also had a brother killed in the Boer War. They are nephews of Judge Button, of Auckland, N.Z., where they were well known.
WITH THE COLOURS. (1915, July 8). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 6 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved January 13, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74589361
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Sergeant Harry L. Cowell (killed in action) was a member of the 8th Light Horse. He saw two years' active service in the Boer War. He was a son of the late Mr. A. A. Cowell, who was a well-known station owner in the Wimmera district. Before leaving for the front, he had been residing with his brother at McPherson street, Essendon. He had two other brothers at the front, one of whom was invalided home after a serious illness; the other was wounded, but has returned to the front. He also had a brother killed in the Boer War.
WITH THE COLOURS. (1915, September 9). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 5 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved January 14, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74590028
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Three Brothers Killed.
Private Sidney L. Cowell, of Bay view avenue, Auburn, killed in action, was a member of the 6th Battalion. He was wounded at the landing at the Dardanelles, and was invalided to Malta, but had returned to the front and has since been reported killed. He was a first-class rifle shot, and was one of the first to be chosen for the position of sniper. He was killed on the 15th August. His brother, Sgt. Harry L. Cowell, of the 8th Light Horse, but formerly of 108 McPherson street, Essendon, where he had resided with his brother (Mr. Leslie H. Cowell), was killed on the 7th August. Although only a mile apart in the trenches, they were seldom able to see each other, owing to the danger of crossing. ''They had another brother, Private Arthur A. Cowell (now a resident of Essendon), invalided home from the front after a serious illness. They also had a brother killed in the Boer War. They are sons of the late Mr. A. A. Cowell, of Brippick Station, who was well known in the Wimmera district. He was a justice of the peace, and also held services in the Church of England for a great number of years.
Three Brothers Killed. (1915, September 16). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved January 14, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74590130
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FOUR GO FORWARD: ONE RETURNS
Three of the sons of the late Mr. A. A. Cowell, who was well known in
the Wimmera district at one time, have fallen in fighting for the
Empire, and the fourth has been invalided home. Private Sidney L.
Cowell, of Bay View avenue, Auburn, was a member of the 6th
Battalion, and was wounded when the Australians made their first
landing on Gallipoli. He was Invalided to Malta, but returned to the
front, and was reported killed in action on August 15. He was a
first-class rifle shot, and was one of the first to be chosen as a sniper.
Sergeant Henry L. Cowell, of the 8th Light Horse, formerly of Essen-
don, was killed on August 7. Though their trenches were only a mile
apart, the brothers were seldom able to see each other owing to the
danger of crossing. Private A. A. Cowell was invalided home from the
front after a serious illness. Trooper F. Cowell was killed in the South
African war.
FOUR GO FORWARD: ONE RETURNS (1915, October 9). The Herald
(Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242397405
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall A-F
St Thomas' Anglican Church*
St Thomas' Memorial Hall
Anzac Honoured Dead 7/8/15
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour killed
Regimental Register
Deaths on Service
SERGEANT H. L. COWELL.
Mr. Leslie Cowell, of 108 McPherson street, Essendon,
has been officially notified that his brother, Sergeant H.L.
Cowell is reported missing. Sergeant Cowell saw two
years' active service in the Boer war as sergeant-major.
He is a son of Mr. A. A. Cowell, late of Brippick and Neuar-
pun Stations. He formerly resided with his brother in Essendon.
The Argus 2 September 1915
The Argus 9 September 1915
SERGEANT H L COWELL
recently reported missing has since been reported killed
in action. He was a member of the 8th Light Horse.
He had two years' active service in the Boer war and was
a son of the late Mr. A A Cowell, a well known squatter
in the Wimmera district. Before leaving for the front he
had been residing with his brother in McPherson street,
Essendon. There were two other brothers at the front -
one has been invalided home after a serious illness, the
other who was wounded has returned to the front again.
Another brother died in the Boer war.
The Argus 9 September 1915
Above extracts courtesy of Kim Phillips,
Spirits of Gallipoli website.
Mentioned in this book:
Gallipoli Heroes – a tribute to the men from Western Victoria who gave their lives for their country by Graeme Massey
Maygar's Boys. A biographical history of the 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF 1914-1919 by Cameron Simpson
In Memoriam
No notices in The Argus to 1920.
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