MOWATT (MOWAT), William Alexander
| Service Number: | 2739 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Maryborough, Victoria, 30 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Natural causes, Moe, Victoria, 1976 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2739, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2739, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2739, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 25th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 2739, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW (left buttock) | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Villers-Bretonneux |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Mowat
2739 William Alexander MOWATT (born MOWAT) was the twin-brother to 2722 Charles James MOWATT (born MOWAT) who both enlisted on 19 Jul 1915 at Maryborough, Victoria, and embarked together aboard "Ulysses" on 27 Oct 1915.
On 24 Apr 1918 William Alexander MOWATT was wounded in the back and arm (left buttock), and suffering considerable pain he continued his task of retrieving his horses to harness up to his wagon, under very heavy H. E. and Gas shell bombardment, he finally collapsed from his wounds and had to be evacuated - Awarded the Military Medal
"...2739 Driver William Alexander Mowatt, 6th Reinforcements, 22nd Battalion, of Maryborough, Vic. Dvr Mowatt enlisted on 19 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses on 27 October 1915. He was awarded the Military Medal (MM) on 29 August 1918 whilst serving with the 13th Field Artillery Brigade. He returned to Australia on 23 June 1919." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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