MOWAT, William
| Service Number: | 62 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Collector |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 November 1924, aged 31 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland Plot 8C |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 62, 1st Australian General Hospital | |
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| 21 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 62, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 62, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 62, 6th Field Ambulance | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Polygon Wood |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Mowat was the son of George Isbister Mowat and Isabella Mowatt, of Westham, Stanthorpe, Queensland.
He enlisted in 1914, at not quite 21 years of age. His parents gave consent, his father writing to the AIF, “At the request of my son, W.D.F. Mowat, known as 62 A.A.M.C., I have to advise that he has joined this useful Corps, with the full knowledge and consent of both his parents, and we wish not only him, but you all ‘Good Luck’ and a successful speedy return, yours, G.I. Mowat.”
His father was manager of the Fitzroy Meat Preserving Company, in Rockhampton, Queensland.
William was part of the 1st Australian General Hospital when it left Australia in July 1915. He transferred to the 6th Field Ambulance in France in late 1916.
He was awarded a Military Medal during the Battle of Polygon Wood in Belgium.
'This man after 40 hours continuous duty was in Polygon Wood near Ypres with his squad on afternoon 27th September, 1917 and under heavy shell and Machine Gun fire he went out on three occasions and collected and brought in four wounded men.'
His older brother, 925 Cpl. Thomas William Wale Mowat 41st Battalion AIF, died of wounds in France on 27 March 1917, aged 30.
William was given return to Australia in late 1918, having served for over four years.
Another brother, Pte. Norman Marshall Patterson Mowat also served with the 1st Australian General Hospital until returned to Australia with asthma in 1917.
William Mowat passed away in Brisbane during 1924, at only 31 years of age, and the family felt his war service was responsible for his early death.
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