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BOWMAN, William Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3696 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1917, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 January 1899 |
| Home Town: | Monbulk, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 19 August 1994, aged 95 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Monbulk Gunner William "BOWMAN" Memorial Plaque |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3696, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3696, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3696, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 3696, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 3696, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 23 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3696, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 3 July 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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