MCDOWELL, John Sydney Peter
| Service Number: | 1981 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 24 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Alberton Public School, Marist Brothers School, Port Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot 1, Row F, grave 19 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenstown Alberton Public School Great War Honor Roll, Rosewater Marist Brothers Port Adelaide Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1981, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1981, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE J. S. MCDOWELL.
Mrs. A. McDowell, of King-street, Alberton, has received the sad intelligence of the death of her youngest son, Private J. S. McDowell, in France. He enlisted in Sydney and left for the front on August 9, 1915. Private J. S. McDowell, who was 23 years of age, was educated at the Marist Brothers' School, Port Adelaide, in which district he was greatly esteemed by a wide circle of friends. He fought on Gallipoli and was among the last to leave at the evacuation. His father, Mr. William McDowell, was killed by a train at Port Adelaide about eight months ago. Great sympathy is felt for Mrs. McDowell in her double loss." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 26 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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