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DOWD, Edward Hillary

Service Number:	1656
Enlisted:	14 March 1916, Terowie, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Whyte Yarcowie, South Australia, 10 September 1889
Home Town:	Terowie, Goyder, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Porter - South Australian Railways
Died:	Natural causes, Port Lincoln, South Australia, 29 July 1964, aged 74 years
Cemetery:	Happy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Terowie Institute Honour Board

World War 1 Service

11 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1656, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1656, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
14 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1656, 48th Infantry Battalion, Terowie, South Australia
11 Apr 1917:	Imprisoned Bullecourt (First)
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1656, 48th Infantry Battalion
10 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1656, 48th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Wounded 1656, 48th Infantry Battalion

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