SOWTER, Clement Cornelius Selwyn
| Service Number: | 2986 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 December 1915, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkville, South Australia, Australia, 14 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Brompton Catholic School & Christian Brothers School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 September 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bellicourt British Cemetery Plot 1, Row C, Grave 6, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2986, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2986, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2986, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Clement Cornelius Selwyn SOWTER was born on 14th March, 1896 in Parkville, South Australia
His parents were Charles Selwyn SOWTER & Elen BONNAR
He enlisted in Adelaide on 20th December, 1915 and embarked from Adelaide on the ship HMAT Aeneas on 11th April, 1916 with the 32nd Infantry Battalion, 6th reinforcements
Clement died from wounds in France on 30th September, 1918 and is buried in the Bellicourt British Cemetery
Inscription reads:
"6th SON OF THE LATE CHARLES SELWYN SOWTER -
MAY HE REST IN PEACE"
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3 of his brothers also served in WW1
1. Percival Bonner SOWTER (SN 5118) returned to Aust. 1918
2. Arthur Roy Selwyn SOWTER (SN 2987) returned to Aust. 1919
3. George Henry SOWTER (SN 51181) discharged (date unknown)
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