DOWE, George Sydney
| Service Number: | 550 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Tenterfield, Tenterfield Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 26 January 1949, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Tenterfield Lodge Tenterfield No. 55 U.GL. N.S.W. Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 550, 14th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 550, 14th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 550 |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jan 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, 12th Light Horse Regiment |
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Bio
N814 Major George Sydney Dowe (1896-1949). Born at Tenterfield. Grazier. Served in 14th MG Coy & 5th MG Battalion in the Great War. Suffered GSW to chest in July 1918. Joined the 12th LHR in 1921. After his appointment as the CO of the 12th Motor Regiment (with temporary rank of LTCOL) ceased Major Dowe was posted to the HQ of bases at Casino and Muswellbrook, before being placed on the Reserve of Officers List in November 1943. He died suddenly in 1949.
Submitted 5 April 2023 by Wayne Clarke
Biography contributed by Wayne Clarke
550 / N814 Major George Sydney Dowe (1896-1949). Born at Tenterfield. Grazier.
Served in the 14th MG Coy & 5th MG Battalion in the Great War. Suffered GSW to chest in July 1918.
Joined the 12th LHR in 1921.
Appointed as the CO of the 12th LHR in January 1940.
After his appointment as the CO of the 12th Motor Regiment (with the temporary rank of LTCOL) ceased Major Dowe was posted to the HQ of bases at Casino and Muswellbrook, before being placed on the Reserve of Officers List in November 1943.
He died suddenly in 1949.