Robert Cowley (SN 6230) born at Curdies Inlet, Peterborough, was a 43 year old married labourer when enlisted at Bendigo on April 5th 1916. He embarked from Melbourne aboard the Euripides on September 11th and sailed to England as a reinforcement for the 5th Infantry Battalion. In December he crossed to the battlefields of France. His service was interrupted by health issues including defective vision and trachoma. In July 1917 he was transferred to the Australian Veterinary Corps but by early 1918 it was determined that he should be returned to Australia. He returned home aboard the Marathon, disembarked at Melbourne on June 12th 1918 and was discharged as medically unfit on July 27th.