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FOWLER, Arthur George William

Service Number:	187
Enlisted:	26 January 1916, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 22 October 1893
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wounds, Belgium, 6 October 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Mundaring War Memorial

World War 1 Service

26 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 187, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 187, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 187, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 187, 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines
5 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 187, 40th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, SW to chest. Evacuated to 10th CCS at Remy Siding, Lijssenthoek, where he died of his wounds the next day 6 October 1917.

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