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DOWDELL, Roy Vane Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3732 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rosaville, Mount Gambier, South Australia , 14 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not known |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yahl Memorial Hall Honour Board, Yahl WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3732, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3732, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3732, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Roy Vane Thomas DOWDELL was born on 14th February, 1895 at Rosaville, Mount Gambier, South Australia
His parents were Joseph DOWDELL and Jessie Emma LILLY
Two of his brothers served in WW1
1. Henry Victor (Harry) DOWDELL (SN 3293) returned to Australia in 1919
2. Leslie Allen DOWDELL (SN 3294) returned to Australia in 1919
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