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John Oswald Coward
| Name on Board | JO Coward |
| Name on Service Records |
John Oswald Coward |
| Enlistment Age | 25 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Place of Birth | London, England |
| Next of Kin | Ida Coward |
| Address | 19 Gellibrand St, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | M |
| Enlistment Date | 27/04/1916 |
| Service No. | 3529 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 1/08/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Orsova A67 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 29th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 11/05/1918 |
| Unit on Death | 29th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Corporal |
| Cause of Death | Died of wounds |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
20th Casualty Clearing Station, France |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France |
Additional Information
John Coward's mother, Helen Coward, 64 Cours du Jarden Public, Bordeaux, France is noted as next-of-kin on enlistment form. John Coward had visited his mother in France the week before he died.
John Coward was married to Ida Coward who he named as his wife in his will. She sent her marriage certificate to the military to verify her marriage to John.
His Red Cross files reveal that he was an Intelligence Corporal who was identifying some dead near Sailly-le-Sec when accidentally shot by his own side.
He was known as Jock and worked as a clerk at the Nugget Boot Polish Works, Williamstown.
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