William John BOWEN

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Service Number:	175
Enlisted:	13 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, September 1892
Home Town:	Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Subiaco State School
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 8 September 1916
Cemetery:	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France Plot II, Row J, Grave 11, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Gezaincourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

13 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 175
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 175, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 175, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

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