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FOWKE, Robert Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1012 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1916, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Lachlan, New South Wales, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Nyngan, Bogan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Nyngan, New South Wales, 2 June 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nyngan Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Anglican area |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1012, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1012, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1012, Camel Corps, RMS Morea, Sydney | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Camel Corps | |
| 1 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, 14th Light Horse Regiment, From Camel Corps | |
| 13 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1012, 14th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Fowke and Elizabeth Fowke of Nyngan, NSW. Brother of Matilda Fowke, Francis Fowke, Frederick Fowke who was killed in action on 9 October 1919 while serving 20th Battalion and is buried in the Buttes New British Cemetery. Plot V, Row A, Grave 13, Alfred Fowke, Verbinia Fowke, Georgina Fowke and Herbert Fowke
Commenced return to Australia on 24 July 1919 aboard HT Dongala disembarking on 28 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal