George Sydney DOWE

DOWE, George Sydney

Service Number: 550
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
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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: ''
23 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 550, 14th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
4 Jul 1918: Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), 550

World War 2 Service

10 Jan 1940: Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 12th Light Horse Regiment

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.

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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.

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