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BOWMAN, Richard Clifford

Service Number:	1081
Enlisted:	20 September 1915, Campbellfield, Vic.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Maldon State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Storeman
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 July 1917
Cemetery:	Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 3
Memorials:	Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maldon Holy Trinity Anglican Church Memorial Window and Honour Roll, Quairading War Memorial

World War 1 Service

20 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1081, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Campbellfield, Vic.
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 1081, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked Corporal, 1081, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
21 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, France
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1081, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Battle of Messines
27 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Belgium
26 Jul 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 1081, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1081 awm_unit: 3 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-07-26

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