Edward Richard DOWTON

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Service Number:	79
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Place of Enlistment Brisbane Queensland.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lewisham, England , 17 July 1892
Home Town:	Mooloolah, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 May 1915, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooloolah, Glenview & Highlands WW1 Honour Board, Mooloolah, Glenview and Highlands Honour Roll

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 79, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment Brisbane Queensland.
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 79, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 79, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
20 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion
18 May 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 79, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 79 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-18

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