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BOWE, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2583 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Barellan, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Benalla State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2583, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2583, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2583, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Joined 2nd Battalion at Gallipoli, 31 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Landed in France during March 1916. Killed in action, Belgium, 7 November 1917.
His brother 384 Private Edward Bowe 19th Battalion AIF died of war wounds 26 April 1920 age 35.
Two other brothers served 4985 Private Martin Bowe 24th Battalion AIF and 1893 Private Patrick Bowe 21st Battalion AIF.